[He huffs, wondering if Rufus is trying to backtrack to avoid further hypnosis. Is it desperation, or something else?]

So you're saying you were either wrong or lying? I'm surprised you'd admit it so easily.

[Perhaps there are things Ferran is willing to do that might err on the side of questionable, but he really can't see the comparison between the two of them.]

How, exactly, do you think we're alike?