[ A part of him very nearly went mad while waiting for news of the sisters' condition. And although he wants nothing more than to remain with them, to hold their hands and sit by their bedside as they heal, there still is that urge, that need to do something useful to help them right now.
He has done his best to be impassive and calm for their benefit, but also in hopes that doing so will ease the lingering fear he had that they might not wake up or truly recover. Now, however, his ability to appear calm has momentarily fled, and as he looks at her, he knows his rattled nerves may well be plain in his gaze. ]
Yes, of course. I will ask the healers for both things and return as soon as I can.
[ Before he does so, however, he reaches for her hand once more to give it a gentle squeeze. ]
Will you be all right? [ Part of him does not wish to be parted from her, not even for the briefest of moments that it takes for him to complete this errand. ]
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He has done his best to be impassive and calm for their benefit, but also in hopes that doing so will ease the lingering fear he had that they might not wake up or truly recover. Now, however, his ability to appear calm has momentarily fled, and as he looks at her, he knows his rattled nerves may well be plain in his gaze. ]
Yes, of course. I will ask the healers for both things and return as soon as I can.
[ Before he does so, however, he reaches for her hand once more to give it a gentle squeeze. ]
Will you be all right? [ Part of him does not wish to be parted from her, not even for the briefest of moments that it takes for him to complete this errand. ]