[He frowns, cringing and forcing himself back to his feet.]

The job was presented like the guys the letters were from needed help and couldn't write them themselves. Why else would they send all the cake? I just didn't want Ellone to get mixed up with this 'Firion' troublemaker, and...

[He sighs. That's not really the point. Raine was upset, and he had to address that somehow. He didn't see the harm in helping out a few guys who might not have been as articulate as he was, but the business part of it wasn't important right now. He hobbled towards her with some difficult, putting a hand out to lay against her forearm.]

Raine... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I would never. You know that. I just... I screw up sometimes.