Gabriel was quiet when she cried. He wanted to give her the time to recover on her own, before he got all pastoral. Could he blame her for getting emotional at such a moment? Nevertheless, he was glad that she did recover quickly.

"Alright then," he said, when she agreed to his offer. Gabriel got up. This was a good excuse to go, right? He was certainly eager to get away from her, much as he enjoyed the sight of the innocent newborns. Mentally, he could still see the head of one of them coming out of - good Lord. He needed a long walk. "I'll get to it right away then."