The panic is still clear in him for a moment, but then he seems to rally. To regain his sense of anger at all of this.

"They are not wrongly accused. Those who deal in dark magic should be stopped! How else can we keep ourselves safe? I will not be intimidated by them! I have set out to do this and I will see it through! And no Midnight witches or fae can stand in my way. I will not have it!"