He nods reluctantly - reluctant, because there's worse to tell.

"We're all caught up in it." He focuses on their hands, shoulders drawing in a little. "I went into hiding for a while, after Leitner, but Elias always knew where I was. He's been working for the Eye all along, the- the fear of being seen. There isn't much he can't see. He sent me statements, kept me... tied. All of us, you, me, Tim, then Basira and Daisy and Melanie. We couldn't quit, couldn't leave. I couldn't stop reading statements, or I'd get weak. Tired."

He looked at his burned hand, but it wasn't Jude Perry he was thinking of. "Having that... muzzled, here in the dungeons was the best sleep I've had in years."