"I asked you to sing. And you did, and I'm still here. I'm fine. Wasn't it nice to express your voice?" Dimitri asked, looking for the positives. He felt terrible about doing this to her, but he wouldn't dare show even a hint of it. If he needed to be happy for her to be happy, then he would do dolphin dives off of trees while laughing if that's what it took. "You didn't ask to be made like this. It isn't your fault, you were just placed here without the guidance you needed. It makes me so angry that somebody is out there, right now, care free, when they should be here, explaining to you why you're like this and how to control it. It's their fault, Melody, not yours. And it hurts to watch you carry that weight. You shouldn't have to."<br/><br/>"I just don't want to see you so miserable. I know there's not a whole lot that I can do, but it's awful. You've lived holding such a burden for so long. I just don't want you to have to lift it anymore." Dimitri said. She was still really shaken, he didn't realize it was going to hurt her so much to sing. Dimitri could even feel his own heart sink at the thoughts. This was his fault, he knew that. It was his fault her day was going this way, that she'd cried twice already. She could be enjoying the quiet of the woods if it wasn't for him right now. "I'm so sorry I dragged you into this. I mean, you were doing just fine, and then I came along and I made you miserable. I'm so sorry." Dimitri said. He wanted to cry at this point, but he wouldn't let himself. Not now.<br/><br/>"I saw you in the woods. I didn't know what to expect, but, the one thing I know is that I don't want to leave this place and leave you just to have you regret me coming in the first place. I wish I could be better. That I had something better to say, something more profound. I don't. All I have is this." He said, tightening his arms around her slightly, not nearly enough to hurt her, even a little, just enough to try and assure her.