[He shrugs. He doesn't know.] A lot of people have hit Narvin. At the same time, very few of held him down in a hostile environment and beaten him until he could barely defend himself.

Sometimes accounting for your actions is different from apologizing, really. It's realizing how much harm you might have done.

But, as I mentioned, I'm only speculating. I'd much rather you resolve the situation with Claire first. I know she was hurting for your absence.