Eleven's eyes snapped to Hendrik's. He hoped he didn't look terribly guilty.

The urge to lie curled around his tongue. He still wasn't good at it, and didn't enjoy trying, but neither did he think he would be able to answer all the other questions he was sure would arise in attempting the truth.

"..A lot's happened," he said after a long minute, eyes darting off as he lowered his hand. "I don't know how to explain much of it."

This much at least, was true.