Noah smirks lightly as she explains and then he nods, tilting his head lightly to the side. "Well, of all the things in the world, there are far worse results than dying." He has learned that now which is ironic since not-wanting-to-die is the big reason why he made his deal with Attar to start with.

"Still I doubt people would be cheerful about it. You're just... different."

He means that as a compliment.