"You need rest," he reminded her, "not excitement." He had no experience with children, but he imagined this anxiety must have been similar, watching her take shaky steps and fearing at every moment that she would fall. He would absolutely blame himself if she did, and his self-flagellation was likely to border on excessive.
Bad enough she'd been hurt so badly in his Kingdom, worse still to imagine him delaying her recovery with incompetence.
He didn't have a chance to delight in her appreciation of his title, because she froze, her face going still as her fingers dug into his sleeve. Immediately he stopped, put his hands to her waist again as if to catch her before she could fall. "Are you sure?" he asked, tilting is face lower to try and better see her expression, trying to decide if he should take her back to her bed and abandon the whole endeavor. "You can lay back down and try again later, if this isn't working."
Bad enough she'd been hurt so badly in his Kingdom, worse still to imagine him delaying her recovery with incompetence.
He didn't have a chance to delight in her appreciation of his title, because she froze, her face going still as her fingers dug into his sleeve. Immediately he stopped, put his hands to her waist again as if to catch her before she could fall. "Are you sure?" he asked, tilting is face lower to try and better see her expression, trying to decide if he should take her back to her bed and abandon the whole endeavor. "You can lay back down and try again later, if this isn't working."
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