The source... _{[ he presses a hand to one of his temples for a while, recalling the particulars of what he'd overheard-- or trying to squeeze away a headache. maybe both. ]} ...that's right. The world, crumbling before you. It sounds like a terrifying experience.

_{[ with the nature of what she was.. he accepts right away that wasn't just a metaphor of something being utterly destroyed in any mundane way. she could have been erased, with no body to protect her. ]}

I would also venture it has something to do with your... state of being.

_{[ either she confirms what he expects, tries to lie and confirms what he expects, or he's about to deliver some... Big news. ]}