[There's more he should tell her, about the charms and the fact that the shrines can be opened, but it's second hand knowledge and even considering trying to accurately pass on the information is an overwhelming thought. So although he might've otherwise ignored her question, or tried to deflect, right now it's easier to just take the brief distraction.]
Į̴̜̲͐̉̀͗̆͐'̸̮̇̀͑m̵̢̜̝̗̮̤̼̉͋̔͝͝ alive, so I̶͈͉̬̿̈́̾͛̇ ̶̢̯̘͔͉̌͆̀ḡ̵̡̦̼̫͉̖ų̴̬̼̫̲̫̪̄ḛ̶̛̭͈̾̾̑͝͠͠s̶̨̨̛̪̺̺̲̬̜͒̇s̵̢͍͓̭̹̥̈͂̉̽̔̌̈́ ̵̗̈́Ǐ̵͉̘̮̋͆͋͂ͅͅ ̷̢̜̙̟̦͈̗̈́̀̊̓͛̋̍c̷̦̪̏̌̊͛͠o̸̢̘̤̹͂̕͘͠ừ̷̼͇͚̝̅̎̀̊l̶̝͇͚͍̻̂̿̎̌̑̕͠͝d̷̢͔̲̂ be worse.
[The absolute lowest of low bars here, but y'know. But after a brief delay, he adds--]
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Į̴̜̲͐̉̀͗̆͐'̸̮̇̀͑m̵̢̜̝̗̮̤̼̉͋̔͝͝ alive, so I̶͈͉̬̿̈́̾͛̇ ̶̢̯̘͔͉̌͆̀ḡ̵̡̦̼̫͉̖ų̴̬̼̫̲̫̪̄ḛ̶̛̭͈̾̾̑͝͠͠s̶̨̨̛̪̺̺̲̬̜͒̇s̵̢͍͓̭̹̥̈͂̉̽̔̌̈́ ̵̗̈́Ǐ̵͉̘̮̋͆͋͂ͅͅ ̷̢̜̙̟̦͈̗̈́̀̊̓͛̋̍c̷̦̪̏̌̊͛͠o̸̢̘̤̹͂̕͘͠ừ̷̼͇͚̝̅̎̀̊l̶̝͇͚͍̻̂̿̎̌̑̕͠͝d̷̢͔̲̂ be worse.
[The absolute lowest of low bars here, but y'know. But after a brief delay, he adds--]
Peȏ̶̡͈͚͕͙̙͆̆̃̀͜p̴̺͙̯̹̹̠͓̈́̍l̶̨̞̗̣̻̦̓̒̇́ė̴͍̪̎̑̈́ ̵̡̞̲̠̚̚̚͝͝a̷̞̤̺͐̑̕r̸̩̀͑̔̇̄ȩ̷̩̝̫̦͔̲̍̅̔͒n't doinǵ̷̲̠͚̩̪̓̂̔̂͝ ̵̺̬͆͑͐̾̕̚͘͠t̵̗̤͙̲̻̝͇̚͠ǫ̷̛͇̼̼̦͗̈̎͘͠o̷̡͖͖͎̯̯̊͆͂̚ ̴̘̣̹̫̳̃ͅgood.