I can't take it that literally. It just... doesn't match up.

[He sighs faintly.]

He felt awful, the next day. He could barely look me in the eye. If there'd been any truth behind what happened...

[Pausing, he considers what he wants to say. If it came out that Edgard would turn him back over to his family, regardless of the anguish it would cause?]

...I feel like I'd know.

[He furrows his brow down at his desk.]

He's a pain in the arse sometimes. But I trust him. ...he looks out for me, in his way.