Ford hadn't been expecting this, and it made him suddenly acutely guilty about how aggressive he'd been earlier in the conversation. His shoulders sagged while he took a breath. He wished he didn't still feel as though his insides were vibrating, but he didn't know there was anything that he could do here in the parlor with Noble that would relieve that.

He swallowed and took a step forward, initially towards the floo but then swerved to approach Noble instead and wrapped his arms around him tightly. "I'm sorry," he said.

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