He swallows. I don't think not egging him on is too much to ask occurs, and It's my peace of mind I'm protecting, not you, and If the Xellos-is-an-evil-demon stuff is a friendly in-joke no one's let me in on it.
"I'm sorry," he settles for, a little jerky. This'll be the second attempt at an apology tonight, and he only came here to get the first one done ...