It means...I would take things with a grain of salt, as they say. If they seem trustworthy then there is little left to lose in trusting them, because we are already here. I would not expect an answer outside of what we have already been told, honestly.

But still, we should keep our eyes and ears open.

[ Cassian gives him a smile. ]

My grandmother had a saying: you cannot keep a sun, a moon, or the truth hidden under a bushel. We will get to the bottom of this, eventually.