Clare will give her the benefit of the doubt, and ask.

Grudgingly.

And only because this is Milliways; half of her thinks even the attempt is stupid and foolhardy.

(And, okay, also because Clare is alone, and no match for an Awakened One unless everything goes just right. She'd try anyway if she had to, but if she doesn't... retreat is a hateful option, but maybe the best one.)

"What do you do here?"