Martha listened, and she just set her fork down when he mentioned it. She looked concerned for him, and horrified, but there was no judgment in her expression. She couldn't judge someone for having done what he needed to do in those circumstances. Leaving someone in pain wasn't something she would have done either, and it was odd to think that what she would do was something in common with Draco Malfoy.

After a second, Martha's fingers flexed to reach over and touch him, but here in Baedal she was learning not to do it. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring up painful memories." She hadn't at all.