Verity could tell he was tense, she even sensed that he didn't want her around right now and it nearly made her frown. She wasn't leaving though- she wasn't leaving until he agreed to let her go back to England.
When he mentioned 'the start of everything' she stood, struck. He knew how upset that made her, how guilty she felt. "The Healer has given them a clean bill-" she clenched her jaw. Already she felt like a bad mother and now he was implying that her desire to return home was part of that.