Randy was bewildered. This was not the sort of situation for which he'd been trained; never in his life had he imagined that he would encounter this. The most he could think to do was to hold her close and send her reassuring mental flashes expressing his love and concern... "I-I'm sorry; I didn' mean to hurt you." Of course, it was not the act itself for which he was apologizing, but for the fact that he'd upset her. As always, he had no regrets--but it was the only way he knew, at least in English, to state what he was feeling.