It was amazing how with just a few sentences, his guilt could increase tenfold. He felt the shame well up inside of him at having pursued the other man so aggressively. Surely he could not place all the blame on a love potion. While it was true that the potion had produced false feelings of love, it had not caused him to do what he did. The fact that he still found Remus attractive despite it having worn off spoke to this as well. The responsibility was his. He was married with a child, for fuck's sake. Alphard really should have had better control. It mattered not how long it had been or how attractive he found the other man. It didn't help that he now knew just how brilliant a kisser he was which.. right was not what he should be thinking of right now.
"I'm glad you had so much in life, Remus. If anyone deserves happiness, it's you." he replied, unable to stop his frustration with the wars from showing. It took him a moment to find his words before he added "I'm just sorry it was taken from you before its time. --- These wars seem to take so much--" he paused then, licking his lips as he cradled his cup in his hands. "--I am sorry you had to live through them, Remus. To suffer the loss of things over something as senseless as a war fought for purity." Looking down at the liquid for a moment, he turned his gaze back towards Remus and said. "Hardly, though I expect if we continue to deny it being the others fault we'll talk in circles." he said, a small smile accompanying his words. "Let us simply say it is on both of us, because I certainly was rather relentless in my pursuit of you." It was true, not to mention just how affectionate Alphard had been with touching and kissing the other man.
"Like I said though, you deserve all the happiness in the world, Remus. It was not the love potion speaking when I said you were a wonderful man. That holds true and I hope, though I would understand if you did not want to, I hope we can remain friends." Alphard offered, not letting his nerves show as he spoke. He was a Slytherin after all, even if he was not a particularly good on.