He is not expecting quite that reaction - he is not expecting to overwhelm her - but it is not abject denial and she does not shut down, and that is far better than the alternative. He'll take it.

He follows her into the hallway, only to pause as the illusion generates a pair of roadblocks.

"Out." It is terribly calm; he has promised Alice, and he will not relent. "Step aside. You will not receive another warning."

Whether he can convince himself to enact violence on them, illusion or no, will be another matter entirely - one he will likely need to face soon enough.