[There’s some noticeable restlessness there—and maybe a blip of anger that he quickly works to smother—as he tries to recall anything the madman had said to him.]

No, not really. Went on about how he had to better understand Shards to get there, mostly. Probably lucky to have gotten that much out of him, considering the circumstances.

[Hadn’t exactly been in a position to pry much, when locked in a cage and strapped to a table there.]