[Even if Shrike was ready to move past it, Griffin wasn't - he was still sputtering to try and explain himself, grappling with his own shame]

I didn't want to, I swear-- I shouldn't have fought her t'begin with, or I should've been stronger? I mean, it's pretty pathetic, getting skewered on my own spear, but--

All I could think was how I let you down. And I don't know if we're... it's not even like it's official, right? But you deserve better and I fucked up--