Well this isn't getting better, but having it not get worse is also good. He swallows, trying to think of the right thing to say here without giving away his entire position.

"I didn't-- I didn't want anyone to think I was working for them! Really, I just, I just want to help." Ugh, he's already told her this much, and he exhales one more time as he tries to get his act together.

"Look, I... t-there was a time, where, I worked for them, and beforeyouhurtme--" He tenses up again, just to make a point. "I was in a bad place, and I, I know it was a bad idea. I swear, I'm trying to stop them. I don't want what happened back home to happen here."