[ He returns his gaze and shrugs, a little stiffly. It was bad enough that he doesn't want to give too many of the disturbing details. He takes his question seriously though. He can understand why he's asking. ]

They were the ones who helped get me out of there, so I owe them. If it hadn't been for them, I don't know that we would have. [ Risking their lives when they didn't have to goes a long way with him. ] There's a couple I trust more than the others, but right now I think everyone realizes that we're all in the same boat. We don't really have a choice but to work together.