She's surprised when he answers. It's the first time he's been this straight-forward with her, and her immediate reaction is to not trust what he's telling her. But her intuition makes her pause, and her surprise clears her head enough.

"But... I still don't understand. Why? If it's really as complicated as you say..." She lowers her head, brow furrowing. "Why make it worse? It doesn't make any sense. It doesn't... It wouldn't help anyone else understand."