The reassurance is noticed...and provokes a frown. Then...it is deliberate? Some sort of projected empathy?...

"...there was another. Again, I am not certain how much information I can provide. Resistance to such powers is still something I am developing, and as of now I continue to experience the full force."

There is a certain dryness in his tone. He may or may not be implying that he is encountering such powers right now.