[As she falls forward into him, Caleb's arm curls around her waist - the one with the letter still clutched in his hand - and the other cups the back of her neck as she cries into his shoulder.
He is even more concerned now. Her pain is so strong. Strong enough that it's painful in its own right for him as well, seeing her like this. They've shared quite a bit but they've never shared this before. Seeing Amelia like this shakes him, it really does.
He would tell her that Essek isn't home and that even if he were, Caleb wants her to come inside. But then she begs him to let her leave. There is absolutely no way he is abandoning her now but then again, he doesn't have to. She can leave. He can come with her.]
Then let me help you get where you are going. Please.
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He is even more concerned now. Her pain is so strong. Strong enough that it's painful in its own right for him as well, seeing her like this. They've shared quite a bit but they've never shared this before. Seeing Amelia like this shakes him, it really does.
He would tell her that Essek isn't home and that even if he were, Caleb wants her to come inside. But then she begs him to let her leave. There is absolutely no way he is abandoning her now but then again, he doesn't have to. She can leave. He can come with her.]
Then let me help you get where you are going. Please.