Under the Veil I Rule novel Chapter 76

Finnian was already fuming because Amara had hidden him away, and her latest remark did nothing to soothe his temper.

"Make it up?"

He let out a cold chuckle, his demeanor dropping a few degrees. Amara was taken aback, not understanding why he was even angrier now.

She figured she had indeed wronged him earlier, so she apologized immediately. Wasn’t that the polite thing to do? Why wasn’t he satisfied?

"Yeah, I know what I did was out of line."

Amara had this habit of becoming overly apologetic when she knew she was in the wrong, as if saying sorry a hundred times could magically erase the other person’s anger.

Not that she would actually do that—it would be an excessive humility.

After a moment's thought, she offered, "I know I didn’t handle it properly. If there's anything you need as compensation, just let me know."

Finnian’s dark expression deepened. "Do you treat everyone this politely?"

He had been observing Amara standing her ground against Elowen recently, and just when he thought she was starting to toughen up, she turned all meek around him.

Sure, she had ticked him off by hiding him away, but he wasn’t some terrifying monster. Why did she feel the need to keep apologizing?

Amara looked up at Finnian, puzzled by his question. "Not everyone."

With Elysia and Keith, she was far less formal. But Finnian wasn’t like them, she reckoned.

"Why did you hide me when you met up with your friend?"

Finnian decided not to press her further on her character, opting instead to omit the topic and to address the real issue.