"I was just going to make myself a cup of tea. No need to trouble yourself."

Edward said with an absent wave of his hand. He was quite sure he could manage it himself, he'd done so in the past. It had been quite a while he was fairly sure but that shouldn't matter too much. Find a kettle, get some heat underneath it, find the tea leaves and a strainer...

"Are you... quite alright Miss Blacke?"

She'd caught his eye and he'd seen the tears brimming in them which made him pause for a moment in surprise. A bit of worry ran though him as he thought something might have gone amiss that he hadn't heard about just yet.