One would think that a thought like that, of being manipulated on such an intimate level, would surprise someone or cause them discomfort. Somehow, though...it doesn't. It even sounds likely, perhaps even expected. She's managed to control everything else in his existance so why not that too.

Though the tension in his body slackens somewhat at those words, his expression dulling and hopeless.

"There's no escaping it," he says. "Not for long."