[He looks down at her hands, too, but not for long before he averts his gaze to the ground, staring at the dirt he's sitting on. He wishes there was an easier way to offer her comfort but he isn't sure how...]

Yeah, that's what I've been hearin'. And this blight stuff is serious business, too. I'm gonna do whatever I can to keep Ann and Shion safe from that shit. The rest of you, too.

[He hopes that that's at least a little comforting, in his own way.]