[He's quiet a moment looking back down. He's not sure how Hiling would react to being asked to apologize to Anew, but...]
I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try, either to ask her or to see if an apology helped. I don't know if Anew will accept it, but... we won't know unless she tries.
And... it will let me know if she really should be my friend. [As much as he didn't want to say that, it was true]