[Hearing confirmation of what he guessed to be the situation--or something like it--holds none of the usual satisfaction he gets about being right; this is just terrible, and he wishes he were wrong about it. But the more he hears about things that happened in Maketh's world, the better his understanding of why she is the way she is and, consequently, how to help.]
I'm sorry.
[It's condolences, for having to experience that, and he doesn't miss what she says about Grint's daughter.]
That was a kind thing you did, to protect her. Was it something you could've gotten in trouble for?
[It's a kind gesture regardless, but if it were something that required a risk on Maketh's part it'll be even more significant in several ways.]
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I'm sorry.
[It's condolences, for having to experience that, and he doesn't miss what she says about Grint's daughter.]
That was a kind thing you did, to protect her. Was it something you could've gotten in trouble for?
[It's a kind gesture regardless, but if it were something that required a risk on Maketh's part it'll be even more significant in several ways.]