Ah--no, sorry, it's definitely just a hypothesis.

[ Matt shakes his head, chagrined. He doesn't interpret his last interaction with the Regent as them exerting pressure on him, even though that's literally what happened; what sticks out much more sharply is the Regent asking what made Matt think he knew better than them. ]

I only know what you and Xishen have said about it, [ he adds. ] From there, I guess I ... spun out, a little bit.