[Her grip upon his sleeve was more than enought for him to realize she felt guilty over her earlier statement and question. The way she was trying to offer her apology, even with her gaze away from his, was genuine and rose his spirits. He was thrill to know she was not upset by his own answer to her question. Truth be told, he believed his own response was not the best, but it was the truth.

His mismatched gaze will be upon her as he placed a hand under her chin as he softly pulled up, so her gaze will be upon his own. The light blush on her cheeks was rather adorable. He could not help offer her an affectionate and genuine smile.]

If I say the following, "there is no need to apologize", you would simply insist on apologizing, would you not? [Amusement will spread on his lips as he thought about it.] As you are someone who's conscientious, it would be rather impolite of myself to discard such a sincere apology. After all, I need to atone for having given you a negative response to your own inquiry.

[Closing the distance between them, he will offer her a sweet kiss before releasing his hold on her. A much more cheerful smile will be on his lips now.] Allow me to offer both an apology to you and acceptance to your own apoloty. We are now even. [As he says it, he will offer her his hand.] Now then, are you ready to continue? We are close to our next destination.