Stopping for a moment so he could look back at her, he seemed glad that she'd at least partially forgiven the offense. But there was only one thing he felt like saying in response to all of that. "I'd do it again." This was accompanied by a faint smile and a softness to the tone she'd not heard from him before. Everything about how it was said and how he behaved while saying it evoked sincerity. He really would do it all over again.
When she mentioned meeting later and talking about things, he nodded and then limped the rest of the way out.
