It is her. He feels such a powerful surge of relief at that, because if this was another one of Sloan's tricks, why would he include the counselor of the Enterprise, of all people?

"Oh thank God." Having someone implicitly trustworthy around to confirm or deny the current situation is a blessing. "I'm so glad to see you." Surely she could sense that, being an empath. Not that he knows she can't.

"What in the world is going on here?" Sure, it had been explained to him, but he'd much rather hear the information straight from her.