The light kiss now against Liliana's shoulder at the start of that potential frosty few moments was an apologetic one, and it became even more so with her question.

"I don't know," he admitted, shaking his head lightly. "I'm sorry. If I had had any idea that that was what he meant, I would have never..."

And he was still terribly unclear on what had happened, but, with the wide gaps in his perception of the event, Liliana had still managed to actually recover somehow, and for that, even if he didn't understand it, he was grateful.