[from here.]

Nothing to apologize for.

[hardly his fault he doesn't remember anything. although why some people do, and some people don't, remains a mystery.]

You're not the first person that's happened to. We didn't know each other long, but I can do that.

[he's really not one for small talk, but he recognized even back then that erwin could be a valuable ally to have. diplomacy's part of his job, now.]