"Don't go, Dami" Ariel whispered softly "I'm scared"
He who was just a few steps away from the bed came back to her and climbed onto the bed, his hand moved to gently stroke her hair with soothing words "Shhh, my darling" he said softly "I'm here with you"
But she kept on babbling incoherently "My Darling" he called her once again "I'm here, so please don't be afraid"
Now that Ariel is calm and asleep even though she is panting with a face flushed because of fever, he strokes her hair one more time and kisses her forehead gently before getting up to close the balcony door.
Damian returned to accompany Ariel and sat next to her, the maids had brought him a cloth to compress her forehead - so now he was compressing it slowly and painstakingly. This is the first time he is providing care
