I think if we want anything significant from Delight besides "get us out of here," it would be best to free her first, then ask for a reward. She has, in a very unsubtle fashion, warned us that she is likely to act like a jerkass genie if we try to barter with her and haggle to get a reward in return for her freedom.
"The very fact that you have yet to break my bonds indicates you do not properly trust me—or you have yet another gap regarding how Astrals work. Unlike many mortals, we often repay debts more generously than we would if we traded for the equivalent action. I am no exception. Meanwhile, coercion encourages us to give as little as possible.
"I invite you to review your memories of myths and stories. When an Astral was forced to agree to a deal in order to be freed, how often did they seem reluctant and only agreed to the bare minimum? Now please, compare it to the tales of those freed for no set reward. Do you remember which were better?"
Seriously, this is the equivalent of jumping up and down and waving flags and screaming "no haggling, just let me out!" It's couched in a certain amount of indirection, yes, but so is nearly everything Delight says, to the point where I strongly suggest that this is a habit of her style of speaking. It's not as though there aren't plenty of ordinary humans who routinely speak in indirect terms. It's part of being a species adapted for high social intelligence; most members of such a species will be able to parse indirection, and often view it as a form of politeness rather than an attempt to conceal the truth.
[NOTE: I am not denying that she may act like a jerkass genie if we free her first. I am affirming that she will act like a jerkass genie if we try to force concessions out of her as the price for her freedom.]
