Swiftcurrent Creek stay with me, my blood, you don't need to run

Her words only confused him more. He didn't know what to do or say, so he just curled around her once more, offering his support instead. He wasn't sure it would even help, but he didn't know what else to do. He had never felt so frozen with desperation in his entire life. It's okay, he repeated after a few seconds, needing to say something, anything in response to her broken words. It's okay, he said once more, whispering the words into her coat as if they could settle into her veins and comfort her from the inside out.