Sam nods at her explanation, shifting his elbow off the counter and leaning a little more against it as he thinks that over.

"Why do you want to help?"

It's not that he doesn't trust her to have their best interests at heart, it's... well, yeah, it's that he doesn't exactly trust her. And he wants to know, if she's doing this because it's her job to make them look good and give them a chance out there, if it's just duty, if she gains something if they win, or if there's something else there.

Not that he necessarily expects her to be honest, but he wants to see what her answer is.