This sigh he doesn't hold back. He supposes he can't blame her. Her recent experiences aside, it'd be foolish for a young woman to go around blindly trusting every man who says he's a doctor. Normally, he would have something to prove it, but here he's without. Rattling off medical jargon won't mean anything to her if she's not familiar with those terms herself, and most people aren't.

It sits ill with him, not having that authority to hand. What she says next prevents him from dwelling on it. Takes him aback.

"The torture?"