She looks strong enough. That's better than Alicent had been doing earlier. And the way she speaks reminds him of a knight or a soldier.

"Aye. We're searching for you. As much as we can, as well as we can." A pause; he puts his hands on the back of one of the big wooden chairs, what serves him as the throne he did not seek, grips the back tightly, and continues, "What is the message?"

Shepard... before he answers, he realizes that they have spoken before. But he tucks that away for a moment. The most important thing is to hear her message; it might be that no one else can.