[she's quiet for a moment following his question, contemplative. but she remains looking at him, eyes searching his as he lets his walls down to seek advice. and she wants to be decisive, wants to know what to say, how she would handle it were she him.

but...she isn't him. she had a mother who loved her, a father who was kind and benevolent and just.

she would never truly be in his position. but--]

I...have held the truth before, hidden the dark past of Voltron from my friends in order to protect them. [she remembers how Shiro and Keith confronted her about it, their anger, their feelings of betrayal--] Keeping the truth from people to protect them and ourselves will always have a negative impact in the long run.

[she looks aside for a moment, frowning, but then feeling certain in her response she trains her gaze back to him, steadfast.]

I cannot truly be in your position, but, were I you, I would tell her. I would allow her the opportunity to know her son.