He had been crying. Arya could see it, not just his iris, but his sclera was red as well. Rodriguez had a full meltdown in his office! Why?
He knows that Arya is not lying. He just doesn't believe that she's telling the truth! Yes, there's a difference!
Arya went through Elora's book, looking for anything that might help her little brother to feel the connection, or at least stop running away from fate.
The first few pages were covered in the history of the dark witch sisters, thirteen young girls who bonded over their same desire to live young forever. How they each made a spell in the barns of an old village, that she couldn't name, because it holds all their powers, and would destroy any who reads or says it's name out loud!
