[he may be blunt, but...] Listen to Lord Saitou. No apology is necessary. If anything, I am sorry you had to go through that...that I was unable to make it here sooner, that no one was able to stop Kiyomori before he reached you.

[that left open the question of just how Kiyomori had managed to abduct or waylay or sneak up on Yukimura and get him in the first place, but Zhao Yun is not asking that question. Not now. Instead, he places a hand on Yukimura's shoulder to assure him that they aren't judging]