He nodded, feeling a little like a speck of dirt under a shoe to see her that upset, but he had to make sure she understood as well as her reasoning for walking away from the blood and Vlad Von Douchebag.

"I know I did, and I'm sorry." His voice and expression was sincere. "I was hurt, angry and I didn't understand what was going on. In case you hadn't noticed I'm a guy and when we get confused emotionally we become pretty stupid about what points we argue."