For a moment, he wants to reassure her - she gave up whatever she was dealing with in her timeline to come help Steven; who wouldn't be lucky to have a friend like that? But the last thing he needs to do is surprise her with the fact that he can hear her emotions - not when she's rattled enough as it is. So it's still hands off, and hands off is hard.

"Yeah, I did. He's...part of the reason I'm comin' on this trip." Because there wasn't really a nicer way to say he really needs help.