action;

_{[Just like that, he draws back, worry and fear in his eyes again when he watches her. There are no signs of injury - he would have been able to tell already if there were. But that doesn't mean anything. And even if it did, a lot of damage can be done without being physical and he knows this better than most.]}

Did ... are you hurt?

_{[Had he hurt her? Or if it wasn't really him (and he wishes desperately for it not to be), what was it, and why ...]

[And unlike her, he IS afraid. His life has in large parts been dictated by the fact that he always, to some level, is. And that's not going to start now.]

[Now, he's afraid for her. And them.]}