[she knows she's putting him in a tough spot. that's why she's trying to allow him to remain as vague as possible]

As I thought. It seems we're all playing a complicated gossip game. Word spreads fast, but no one is willing to name any names or help guide the people who need to be together to each other.

. . . a fact I understand, of course, considering how careful we all have to be about handing out our trust.

[still. . . perhaps she'll have to approach Noctis like she did Percy]

There is a. . . reason, I'm asking.