The round, blank mask shakes from side to side hurriedly, and his voice, though rough, is firm when he answers. "I would never. I would only protect, not harm. You are safe with me."

He's a bit relieved, too. He hates lying, but usually he can get around it because he hasn't exactly had very many people ask him if he's human, directly. But if she guessed, then he doesn't have to pretend.