[Her words, her tone stop his blurting in its tracks. Damn it, he wanted this to go better. But then... how could it? He doesn't get to decide how it goes. She shouldn't have to make him feel better, he just decided that.]
I -- [no, not an apology. That isn't fair, either.] Two days, maybe three. Since the day after the strange spirits were wandering. But I wasn't sure until last night.