[ She says she's stubborn. That in itself implied a sort of belief to begin with. He had willpower, but not much to devote it for. A tool with no direction, much like how he is now. He had found a new superior after his mother's death, but it might not even be a better state. ]

I see.

[ He doesn't return her smile. If anything, he looks unsure. ]

You are still very strange. I don't quite understand why you would stay with me.

[ The reason is simple, but perhaps not to her. Much of his self-loathing had been kept under wraps and perhaps she has no idea; but he's told her bits and pieces. How he's been working for the Company since fifteen, how he never talks about his family (implying they're dead, which is true). ]

You'll be returning to Westerly, won't you? We might not see each other again for some time.