Frederic slipped an arm around Karen as he noticed her drifting off to sleep and smiled fondly at her. He drew her body closer to him and wrapped the blankets around the four of them in a little cocoon of warmth and love. Niamh burbled up at him and he cooed at her quietly as Harold finished nursing and made a few noises at his sister as if trying to converse with her. Frederic's heart warmed at the pair and he resolved, not for the first nor the last time, that he would protect and care for the pair as long as he lived.