The response he was expecting in return was a physical place, not to be answered with an impossibility. People like her were tangible beings made of flesh and bone that couldn't just be replaced. So why would she lie and say that she had died?

However, given her current state, he didn't want to aggressively pick apart the logic behind it. Connor calmly responded by saying "But you're here now."  Which, in his mind, disproved the former.