[Lets his fingers kind of knead at her neck. Shh shh, don't tense up on him, please... And he... sighs, breathes unhappily for having to explain this to her somehow]

It does. I know it's hard. It was hard when I had to do it. But this isn't real. This mansion. You've-- [Little distressed sound, as he thinks back on... all the things he's seen here. All the ways he's seen her hurt. He almost loses his voice again, but...] It's a memory. You're reliving it. Have been... reliving it for... so long. [Please believe him...]