"Then you are fortunate the Cetagandans were the ones to discover you. They seem the closest to discovering the exact cause of our transportation here...and how we might return."

So cooperating really did serve in his best interests. It never hurt to have a little additional motivation, or context. The Cetagandans might have their secrets, but they were also being fairly frank when it came to any scientific assistance they might need.

"Of course, the air here is a little more tense then it was previously. A number of exotics seemed to think it was in their best interests to run off into the wilderness to join the rebels. For what reasons, I can't imagine, but our hosts are predictably less patient about such things, these days."