[The neutral expression seems to shift a little. It's nowhere near a smile but it seems like he's satisfied with that answer.]

Then we'll act as if it's possible for now. [He can't deny the fact her "home" might be gone. He doesn't know whether it is or not, along with whether she was referring to "a place to belong," her physical house, or the state of her world in general. That mattered the most was whether she wanted to cooperate in investigating or not. She wanted to cooperate.]

Information is most important to us, now. The locals don't seem to have a solid understanding of how the room works, either, so we'll need to experiment as best we can.