You make it sound simple, but it's not. [Not like that.] What if someone smiles at you and tells you stories and teaches you things, but it's just because they're training you? Controlling you.
Nobody does anything without expecting something. [Road didn't tell him all of this to help him. She did it because she's a Noah. Allen didn't lie to him because he wanted to protect Alma. He did it because it was easier for them if Alma didn't know the truth.]