[ he looks genuinely surprised to hear this, turning back to her with wide red-rimmed eyes. he'd been sure she was going to say she regretted standing up for him back then, and he wouldn't have blamed her; he figures at least a few of them are probably questioning her judgment for wanting to let him talk. ]
...Thanks.
[ tears are still welling up, if for at least a slightly different reason now, and he pulls his handkerchief out of his pocket to try to wipe them away. ]
I-I'm sorry, though... for being wrong after you spoke up for me like that. I... it meant a lot.
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...Thanks.
[ tears are still welling up, if for at least a slightly different reason now, and he pulls his handkerchief out of his pocket to try to wipe them away. ]
I-I'm sorry, though... for being wrong after you spoke up for me like that. I... it meant a lot.