Yeah, ok, so Phillip has walked right into the conversation he didn't want to have. He grimaces, closing his eyes for a moment and thinking. He... doesn't have to tell her everything. There is a very limited number of people who know exactly why he wants to stay away from Nyx.

He appears to relent, opening up his eyes and looking vaguely miserable, but. "She's a goddess, from the other guy's world. ...She's not a good goddess."