"I didn't hear you." He comments to Reiko about her offering first.

Alistaire collects his thoughts quickly before speaking again. "Alisa, the people we deal with see your scars and only see failure. They don't see the proof of your survival, as Reiko and I do. My superpower is wealth, and I have enough of it to do my part in armoring you against that sort of judgment."

It's an apology; in what words he can construct it to be.