"There are things that need my attention, yes." Even if this woman knows nothing of the Resistance or the Order, she might still prove a threat to him in ignorance. He's hardly going to reveal who he is if she doesn't know it already on sight and he's exposed himself already by being without a helm or mask.

"But if there's no way out, there's no way out. I'll have to explore other methods of escaping if the fountain is of no use to me. I can't right this moment, though. I need to rest."