Oh... She really hadn't been afraid of him? Madoka was a bad liar so he knew that what she said was her truth. She really hadn't been scared of him. And if that hadn't been enough, her reaching up to pet him went further to prove it to him.

And he was good.

Maru lowered his head. He was good? Was he...? If Madoka believed it... he could maybe start to believe it himself.

"Thank you, Madoka..." He spoke softly, and glanced at her with the smallest of smiles. "You're good, too."