She hadn't been expecting an apology. Although Elisa hadn't been there when Goliath had started the battle that had almost cost him his hand, she'd pieced together what had happened afterwards. She would have been more surprised if he hadn't tried to stopped the unfathomable injustice of the punishment.

She couldn't begin to put into words how she'd felt when she'd thought that she was going to lose him. But she certainly didn't blame him.

"What for?"