The next morning, Matt stood outside Griff's door. It was early enough that Matt hadn't expected the man to be in, but the light was on, so he knocked.
“Come in.”
He did so, and Griff looked surprised to see him.
The Tier 15 gave Matt a tired smile. “Sorry about yesterday. I shouldn't have yelled at you. I had just come back from a party’s funeral, but that doesn't excuse how I acted. I shouldn't have lost my temper like that, and I apologize. That was both unprofessional and wrong of me.”
Matt was surprised. This wasn't how he expected this to go. He had planned to apologize and thank the older man.
“No, you were right. It was stupid to push on. I got greedy, and it almost got me killed. I thought over the fight a lot last night, and it went about as well as it could have. I'm pretty
