No, don't apologize. I should be the one to say sorry for showing up unannounced.

[ the concern radiates off of her, even as she steps inside the house. she can't hear anyone else — it's good, she thinks, that she's only disturbing him and not the entire household with her visit. ]

I... I saw your name, listed among those who were taken. I wanted to see if you were... alright. [ the half-grimace that twists her mouth betrays just how inadequate she thinks that word is, for how could anyone be alright after something like that? ]