Regulus felt somewhat better and somewhat frazzled. Had she chosen to believe him, well, there would be another war. That was that, there was no ifs, ands or buts about it. But this time he would fight for the other side, well he didn't really fight in the last battle. That was when he figured out about the locket.
"Yeah I guess," Regulus said quietly, "Where's the exit? I can't really remember how we got here since you decided to take the scenic route."