[ I care about you - and his shriveled heart blazes with such sudden warmth that for a moment he's not sure a dragon hasn't decided to incinerate him after all. An attack of feelings is preferable to that, he guesses, but only barely. ]

Look - last month's incident was highly unfortunate, but rest assured, I'm not planning a repeat anytime soon. And if you think I don't care about you as well, I'm afraid you're very much mistaken.

[ He can feel some of that heat creeping onto his face, and thinking about how he must be blushing right now just heightens his embarrassment. He's with you, Dany. Feelings. Who needs them. ]