[ though he had no idea they'd have such an effect, it's probably the best reaction he could have expected from someone like her. Maya's grip is firm, so he can tell she's serious, but he didn't need the contact to tell him that. it's such a shame that he can't make her harness that anger a little more destructively. if he pushes hard enough, will she provide? maybe. but frankly, she's unlikely to be capable of the amount of destruction that would please him if she would even go that far to begin with.

sighing, he seems to relax his posture as if there's no reason to take this seriously on his part. ]

Will my taking it back make you feel better? It would be as hollow as forcing someone to apologize when they weren't sorry.

[ even if he'd been making some assumptions and guesses, he really doesn't feel bad and if anything he'd said was wrong it was just because he didn't know all the facts. ]

I'm sorry.

[ and after a pause there's an addendum: ]

That you can't see yourself for who you are.