She was surprised by his confession. Why would he be so worried about her when she was the one who put him there in the first place? Shouldn't he have been furious and hungry for vengeance? In the past when someone wronged him, or even simply appeared to have wronged him, he wouldn't stop until his full punishment was exacted. His gentle tone was confusing. Who was this man? Was he playing a part in some larger scheme she didn't understand? Or, had he always been this man and she didn't realize it? How much was real and how much was manipulation? Would she ever be able to figure it out?