distracted voice

[KLPNO]

Hello everyone

I'd like to ask what the phrase "distracted voice" implies.

"Are we stopping now?" Jopale asked.
Brace nodded. With a distracted voice, he said, "There's an emergency locker up ahead. Always stocked with knuckle-roots and barrels of sap. Or at least it's supposed to be stocked.
His voice fell away.

Does distracted imply that a person is upset, or does it imply that he's thinking about something else while talking?

 

[banderas]

Hello everyone

I'd like to ask what the phrase "distracted voice" implies.

"Are we stopping now?" Jopale asked.
Brace nodded. With a distracted voice, he said, "There's an emergency locker up ahead. Always stocked with knuckle-roots and barrels of sap. Or at least it's supposed to be stocked.
His voice fell away.

Does distracted imply that a person is upset, or does it imply that he's thinking about something else while talking?

Brace is worried or confused (suffering conflicting emotions )and that's way he sounds so;-)