[ Cullen mirrors her expression, while he tries to read it. Bethany would see the unspoken worst case scenario, he should have known that, but is it the same scenario they both think of? ]

I won't join them again, even if they allowed it. They'll know that there is a place for those who want to leave as I did, but I won't breathe a word of the resistance beyond that. Not willingly, nor otherwise, I promise you. If you think it necessary for someone to go with me...

[ He trails off. He does not like the idea. They're his former colleagues, he stands a better chance alone. He'd feel better, taking the risk alone. But if that is what he needs to do to earn the resistance's trust... ]