Hiding something... oh, the Exarch hides many things. He grimaces, uncomfortable as she looks over him when he's in this state, but remains still even so. "You believe that is the... reason? For the plants?"

She must do, otherwise she would not say it! Whether the information will prove useful to him, however, he cannot say... if this parasite feeds on some hidden secrets, then the source could be any of a whole number of things.

"...I have... many secrets."