"I'm alive, girl." Or, well, as alive as any of them could be considered, at any rate. He didn't bother putting that addendum in there, though, not wanting to upset or traumatize her any worse than she already had been. Especially not with something that would have been a fairly innocent comment. "And largely thanks to you. I'd say that counts for something and that we can put this all behind us."

Long story short? Apology accepted and she was very welcome.