"You did what you needed," he repeats, feels the shaking and tightens his arms a little. He knows well enough the sound of someone who needs to talk just to talk, to hear themselves speak and try to soothe their conscience.

"If you need to speak of it more, I'll listen." He'll listen as long as she needs him to. There's more to the situation he needs to learn, his mind has cleared enough to know that, but as long as there's time for this then it comes first.