[Honestly, probably. There's an uncomfortable silence, because it's not a nice truth but he doesn't want to lie to her, either. She'll probably find it out, anyway.]

The Rose Queen did something that's changing his body like the Blue Rose, and he's trapped. It's not good, but--Gongenzaka asked Creation to help protect him, so he has some help until we get there.

But... he found us and he knows we're going to save him. [So he's not completely hopeless and scared. Just mostly.]