[Alhaitham's gaze flickers to her ring. He hums.] You worry that may not be reflective of its actual state.

[That it could be worse, from the strain. They don't know for sure what's happening to their bodies.]

Your situation is unique. But I think right now it's best to work on the assumption that what you see is true, because we've already done as much preparation as is possible if it's not. There must be a limit to how much they can fool you about yourself.

[And that includes the literal state of her soul. Much in the way that they can't afford to become paranoid knowing their memories have almost certainly been altered before. They need to find what they can trust, based on what seems likely.]