She had her moments, and her confrontational directness usually made up for all of the jeers the others threw his way. It was just as hard, but he expected nothing less than that. But ever since she got here -- had it only been several hours? -- she had been treating him differently. Somewhat the same, but different.

And she apologized.

He smiled a little. "True enough," he said. "What kind of Viking thinks about the past, right?"

...He did. But that wasn't a major issue.

However, green eyes stared blankly as she reminded him of what she did earlier. It made his nose wrinkle and the freckles fade slightly into a wash of red. His free hand was quickly placed over his face, turning slightly away from Astrid. "Point. Good point. I guess."