As tall as he was he had to hunch a little to see her eyes directly, and in her eyes he did search. He looked for any signs of a lie, any sign that there was a devil festering inside her and he as well searched for madness. 

“Just because our father does not care about you, does not mean that I do not. Sister, you step far too close to the gates of hell for my liking and I can near smell the brimstone as it burns you.” He went silent a moment as though to give in, but it damn near killed him to do so. 

“Look me in the eyes and tell me the truth.” For anyone else he would have had them swear it upon The Bible, but for her she was above all of that. She was close to his own version of a saint that one could get, and despite his actions he loved her very dearly. 

“Say it once and for all and I will drop the matter. Has that man disrespected your body before he even promised before GOD to honor and respect you.”