"Yes, the help is likely genuine, but it is the motivation we should be questioning. And possibly the help as well."

[Because in Joshua's mind, you could never be too skeptical of other people. They would use you up whenever they had the chance, after all, and so it was best that you always kept your mind sharp against whatever cheap tactics they wished to pull. And they would not hesitate to pull, given that this was likely some sort of well-cloaked life and death situation.]