Sam is...not encouraged by the shock, necessarily, but he does feel better seeing the honest displeasure Kylo reacts with. He nods, once, before letting out a breath. "It's more than that." Sam mutters, his eyes scanning the groups of people at the party before coming back.

"She was willing to risk Relena's life, and one of her own people, to see if her experiments worked. They want our connection to the Singularity for themselves, and there are people in that castle who are willing to go to extreme lengths to figure it out. You can't blame people for taking whatever option they had to get out of that."

There's a look that breaks through Sam's expression, then. The hard lines of his frown giving way to a softer brow. He looks worried, which isn't a new expression, necessarily. But there is a kind of contrast between the angry protectiveness from moments before. "I'm not saying everyone in that castle is out to use us like lab rats, but man. If the queen's behind it, that place isn't safe. I know you can take care of yourself- but watch your back while you're there."