[She goes with him, marginally encouraged by his disinclination to sulk off and instead take the time to work this out with her. At his statement, she nods with a hum of agreement.]

I'm sorry. It was a stupid thing to get into. And for what it's worth... I didn't trust him much to begin with. When there are figures of authority in a position of holding information like this, things are never entirely what they say they are. Personal experience.