One ability that comes from being a god of lies is being able to recognize when something is - or isn't - a lie. The honesty in her voice when she said she'd missed him surprised him - he had been nothing but trouble recently; he wouldn't blame her in the least if she didn't.

His restraints made it a bit difficult, but he reached out to touch gently her face, careful of keeping his chains back. The expression in his eyes was definitely hesitant still, but at least he was responding to her now.