If only she could. She'd worry less. But knowing he's so practiced and knowing it's not true, she only worries more. Unfortunately, knowing when something is true doesn't give her the ability to know what the truth is, so she can't be sure what the problem is.

"Yeah, it's striking. A good contrast." She gives him another smile, practiced and not entirely veiling her worry, before her voice drops to a more private volume. "Is something wrong?"