[He's mollified by that, somewhat. Felix's anger can be hard to stop once it gets started.]

I don't claim to understand it at all, but I knew another of...you...during your last stay. It wasn't him, but the connection was not impossible to make knowing that it was possible.

[His fingers tighten around the teacup.] Are you offering to give me a reason for the charade, or simply apologizing for it?