His mind is reeling when she exclaims that, and all he can do for a moment is stare at her blankly. Pattern? Shut out?

When he comes back to his senses, though, his face is grim and his eyes aren't so soft anymore. They're just...blank. Shut out- like he's choosing to not remember something (for his own good? for another's?). It's hard to think of that really being the case when he very clearly remembers her dying. Albeit, just that singular time...he hopes there was only one time.

Rather than voicing his doubts, he remembers the promise he made to himself. He'll protect her and he'll agree with her. He'll accept what she says. With a slow nod, he does just that: "Yeah... You're right. It is like that..."

Unfortunately, he was never good at lying.