He puts a hand on her shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze in the hope that at least some of this will stick with her. Terry knows what it's like when Lesedi gets her claws in you, how hard it is to think you can fight back against that. Honestly, losing Koumei is what made him think that just playing along isn't gonna keep them safe. Just out of Lesedi's ire until she gets bored.

"Don't let them trick you, Garnet. You're only safe until they want something new."