R listens. But he doesn't understand, either, and even a zombie eventually starts to ask questions.

"I...don't...know," R admits reluctantly, his groan quiet from where he's still stranded in Aunamee's pit. Where is this conversation going? Will he get an explanation that could satisfy the fear in Howard, the way Wyatt turned almost into another man entirely when the subject came up? "Want...truth. To...digest."

He has a feeling that's not exactly the word choice he was going for but whatever, it'll have to do for now.