"They fear truth for the same reason they fear death. It is absolute, and beyond their control. Lies can be formed, adjusted, but truth stands unmoving and is therefore considered a threat." He analyzed for her. "Additionally, I have to disagree with you. You can tell when people are lying. You feel it. As I recall, in the labyrinth during the masquerade, you displayed intense discomfort during my conversation with my cousin. When the enraged wolf shifter arrived, you again showed agitation. I sensed magic in you that day, which made your shifting ability likely, but I was too distracted to deduce that you had telepathy." 

He allowed this to sink in. It was clear that she had underestimated his power of deductive reasoning, but she was a child. Such came as no surprise. 

"After you left to return to this academy following our encounter in town, i have not allowed you to leave my sight. You seclude yourself as much as possible. You avoid the overly emotional children. You despise the caretaker who exhibits anger on a frequent basis. You read to escape life despite your age. You take to people who are 'happy' or 'calm' most of the time. I suspect this is why you take to a monster like me. I am incapable of intense emotion or complicated thought. My mind is clear, because I deal in truth. This is how you know that I am not a liar." 

The strange feeling had gone by now. He remembered that the truth was likely not what upset her, rather the fear of potential non-truth. His logic was absolute, and in his mind he expected her to agree and realize this. But he had been surprised before. He prepared himself to be shunned, and complete his charge from a distance. 

Though something in him hope she would not. [@shylarah]