Avan, who figured out that allegedly secret information within an hour of knowing Popp, is not as reassured by this as Popp might like him to be. It's. Fine. Not like any actual harm could come of the information spreading, it'd just be kind of awkward. He can deal.

"I'm not worried. I trust you, Popp."

Those are two unrelated statements, but Popp doesn't need to worry about that.