His lips pinch when she calls the apology unnecessary, and Gorgug realises that his apology may be unfair, or his reaction to how it's received is. He looks down, ashamed about the feeling, but...

"...I wouldn't feel right talking to you without giving one," he admits. "Even if it wasn't entirely me... it still used me to try and hurt you, even if it didn't do a good job..."

Because that might be why she doesn't need one--he was told (to his relief) that he was shit at being evil, after all. But it doesn't feel enough to absolve him of all guilt, or like he had no place in the events. He was there. He felt it.

"I wasn't mad at you. Or Clint."