"Yes she did, and I more than deserved it."

Honestly a slap is nothing in light of the hundreds of people he let down twelve years ago.

"But that is not the salient point at present. Responding to unprovoked aggression is not out of line. Venting your obvious rage, however, is. That you seem to be unaware of your own mental state at that particular moment concerns me deeply. That or you are lying to me directly. Which is it?"

Neither answer is a good answer, but Aleron is attempting to suss out the truth so he and the other Seekers can talk out consequences.