She found herself in his arms despite her desire not to be. He was carrying her up the stairs and she was resting her forehead on his shoulder. She jerked awake when he touched her hand, several moments later. Blinking the spots away, she sighed. "And until this," she slurred a little and indicated her belly with a limp gesture, "I was not a fainter. My whole family was killed in a fire. I didn't faint at that... A babe happens and all I can seem so do is faint."

Then she turned her eyes to him and she said, "I'm so frightened..." Her eyes closed then and she gave a humorless laugh that turned into a little bit of a sob. "And I just wanted to feel normal... I wanted to be wanted... I thought... I could just... be..." she trailed off and turned her head.


Philippa then rolled onto her side and curled into a ball. "I'm so sorry," she choked out.