[His eyes flick up. He doesn't like that challenge but he's a little intrigued to see her bothering at all.

He hears her out. That she confirms she hated that life tells him that she has some sense to know that things aren't okay. But even still...]

... You don't get it. Even if it is better, it defeats the point. Whether you're dragged to a prison or dragged to something you want, you're still being dragged. There's going to come a point where that collar gets real tight. You can either choke to death or break free... and if you're holding the leash, how do you think that's going to end for you either way it shakes out?