"He offered a rough description of your relationship with Felix. It was compelling enough for York to not only forgive your secrecy but intend to continue your association- and enough that I had no intention of dissuading him from the same." They'd seen what isolation could do to soldiers- what being left alone and not treated all that well could make a man do.

Better to offer some kind of grounding. Besides- it was mutually beneficial.

Was.

It may yet again be so.