Oh. He guesses he wasn't concealing it particularly well, was he. He decides he won't brush her off, as she's clearly identified his concern already. But...

"Perhaps not," he agrees. "They... had motive to deceive us. To trick us into believing they were my only salvation. I realize this, now..." He had plenty of time to think about it, while forcefully being made an observer. Much the same as with the destruction of their worlds, the Regent has every reason to sew the seeds of futility and despair.

And yet...

"..."