What was it about females that gave them the ability to gabble as such high speed? Haku blinked and held up a hand, relieved when she finally became understandable again. Whatever she'd just said, he'd puzzle it out some other time. Women.

"I apologize," he told her, then looked away, unable to maintain eye contact over the sudden well of guilt, "I...you could have been killed. It should never have happened, I'm sorry."