Ever since Inej had made her ultimatum about all of him, and finding himself in this place, and he had chosen to give them as much as he could. He hadn't run head first into not being able to offer them what they needed from him, but he is doing his best in being honest about why.

"I appreciate you both understanding."

Which, for Kaz, is a huge thing right now. He's still trying to be comfortable in his skin again. It's a challenge he finds himself doing over and over in this place.

But then it's nothing about him and he knows that. Not when Jesper gives her that news of losing one of their own. Someone that was close to them. The pain radiating off her is nearly physical to him and Kaz knows what he needs to do. Even what he wants to do.

And for reasons that have nothing to do with Inej, his skin feels like it's crawling, something beneath it crawling, even as he shifts closer to her.

"I'm sorry," he whispers softly, having learned in some ways as he moves to once more slide an arm around her if she'll let him.