[ a snort. ]

They obviously aren't. They have power over us. They know things we don't know, and they're hiding things, too. If that's what he really believes, then he's naive.

[ he feels lingering resentment towards the idea that someone could appear in a place like this and feel such unconditional sympathy towards their captors. he certainly never got any of that... ]

You're smarter than that. What do you believe?