[His chest tightens as she speaks. Even when they weren't getting along, how they even were enemies, it isn't as though he ever downright hated her. She knows that. . . right? At least in the end. Still, what she says isn't exactly easy to respond to. He looks away as well.
Another apology is at the tip of his tongue, but he shouldn't continue to repeat himself.]
Time does change things.
[Sometimes too much.]
Is it making you uncomfortable? [He can only hope not, however also prepare for being told the latter.] I don't know what else to say.