[That...actually gets him to hesitate a bit; he's not answering the first question at all because he knows better, but the entire second part of that...mnnnngh.

For a moment his expression is open and halfway vulnerable; it doesn't take him long to shut that down, however, and he's back to being agitated.]

Well, what should I have done? It was a relevant question that ought to be answered, and I was more than willing to answer it.