Istredd realizes right in that moment that he made a miscalculation. He should have checked to see when she was from before making any sweeping statements, but this entire situation has made it difficult to keep up with intricacies. And he was so relieved to hear someone from his area that he didn't think it through. He stares at her, bright blue eyes a little lost; he is not exactly what one would call a people person.

"Apologies I ... I really didn't mean to ...." Well now there is no logical way he can see of getting out of this without lying. And he really does hate lying. Istredd sighs and rubs a hand across his forehead, thinking. "Perhaps we should find a quiet space to sit." He never expected to have to break such news, everyone knew what happened to Cintra.