[ he's quiet for a long moment; his expression doesn't give much away, but the lack of answer speaks its own volumes. eventually, ]

No. It was. She's not wrong. [ ... ] I know you've been betrayed before—and we did that. To you, Nahri, everyone.

...But we decided it couldn't be you. You couldn't take the fall for it. Everything Ylfa and Gerard said at the end—it wasn't a lie. [ even if it meant hot mess ended up losing someone. even if he's sure people think they should've died instead. it doesn't make it right. it's just the choice they made. ]