[That makes him jerk upright abruptly, startled, eyes wide. Clearly he had been rambling too much- and saying things without thinking about the implications that lay between the lines.]

That's not... I didn't mean it like that. You didn't do anything, and this isn't your fault. You know that, right? [His breath catches, those words turning over in his head again.] Pyra.

[She doesn't, does she. He's such an idiot- here he's trying to talk thoughtlessly through his problems, trying to avoid hurting people, and he's already hurting her.]