"I-.." She looked over at him, a smile formed on her lips. "Well, thank you - that’s nice to know." She looked back down at the key before putting it back in her pocket. "We all got a bit of a sad story now a day’s don’t we?"
Ian had reacted wearily to her last comment—or was it a question? With eyes downtrodden and lips pressed into a thin line to as much as he could manage. “… Yeah.” He nods after that because it seemed like the right thing to do, other than just standing there ineptly and unresponsive. ”— I am sorry.”