Edmund fell silent for a moment, his lips pressed into a thin line. "The situation is… complicated," he said gently. "I just didn't want you to face something so terrible on your own." He lowered his voice. "It worries me."
Inside his head, his mind was far less calm. [If I had been by her side, I would have let her see everything directly. But since she was alone…] Edmund sighed inwardly. His thoughts moved so quickly that Primrose could barely follow them. [I just didn't want my wife to carry that stress by herself.]
[And… I already let her go through it alone today.] He sighed again.
Primrose did not respond immediately. It seemed that before discussing the matter of Veloria, there was something else she needed to talk about.
Slowly, she shifted back against the headboard and motioned for Edmund to sit beside her.
