Poe's not insulted if anything he looks a bit amused by her statement. A lot of things he must say may sound very odd to anyone that doesn't really know him. The Resistance knows him all too well, including another side that he knows he'll have to gain their trust again.

"I lived in peace for a while. I can tell you a story. It's kind of long but it'll help explain why I believe in hope. I would rather see it live on where I'm from. It's a struggle, darkness is everywhere." He makes a pause before looking at Tessa straight on as he says this next part. As if it's been said to him many times.

"Hope is like the sun. If you only believe it when you see it, you'll never make it through the night."