Damien recognized that getting straight to the point and foregoing unnecessary formality would be the smartest route here, and so he answered accordingly. "[I've come to apologize and earn your forgiveness.]" There was an important distinction in the choice of words words, he was not asking for or even demanding forgiveness but was instead seeking a way could earn it in the eyes of the man he'd offended during his last visit here. It was a gesture befitting a patriarch, and one that carried the suggestion that Damien was no stranger to tribulation.
"[I realize that my last visit here was more than insulting. It was an explicit turning up of the nose to the sanctity of your home. I'm not accustomed to family households, the one I was born into was never much of one. But if you'll permit my presence here then I'll work towards understanding what it means to be part of one, and more importantly - acting like it.]" There was no unease or discomfort in either Damien's tone or posture - just a general sense of deference for what Salvatore might say or do in response to all of this.
And now that silence had been permitted to nestle in, Salvatore was free to gauge these intentions.
