Redsand Canyon You're just like an angel

She told him she was okay, but before her words had been a whine that told him differently. She hadn't talked to anyone, and Kallik knew that coping mechanism better than most. Avoid it so you don't have to feel it—that was his motto, but an unhealthy one. He battled with whether or not to push her to talk to him. She may not be able to deal with her fear yet, and he didn't want to cause her anymore emotional distress. 

She told him again that she was fine, that she knew this would happen. The auxillary frowned. Knowing it would happen does not mean anything. Another brush of his nose along her cheek. If you find that you want to talk about it, then I am here. Otherwise, he would let her deal with it her own way in her own time.