[She flinches but it's almost barely noticeable. She expected that reaction from him. She expected it and had braced herself for it.]

Have I ever claimed to trust them myself? No, I do not trust them. Queen Solais has been generous but she has never once given me real reason to trust in her.

[That's hardly important.]

But it would not be a debt owed to them but one they would owe you. Have they not taken much from us already and given little in turn?