[ He'd meant it as a reassurance, but when Kaz looks at her again, he can tell he's made a mistake. Of course. To her, this wasn't a problem that needed solving.
He shifts his weight and nods sharply. There's no apology to be found in his expression, hard and unreadable as ever. What good would his regret do, anyway? It won't shape him into the man Inej wishes he was. It's best that she understands, in circumstances as confusing as these, that he will never be the man she wants him to be.
Without another word, he turns his back on her and limps out of her room. ]
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He shifts his weight and nods sharply. There's no apology to be found in his expression, hard and unreadable as ever. What good would his regret do, anyway? It won't shape him into the man Inej wishes he was. It's best that she understands, in circumstances as confusing as these, that he will never be the man she wants him to be.
Without another word, he turns his back on her and limps out of her room. ]