His attempts to sit up were painful to watch, a hand making to move and stop him, but coming up short as she wasn't sure if it would hurt him or not. Even his smile was one that tore at her heart, the sob she bit back barely restrained as she tried to return it. Her own was strained, no true semblance of a smile in the attempt, but no one could say she didn't try. Both of her hands clung to the one he offered her, wanting to press a kiss to its back but given the situation, she maintained boundaries should anyone else walk in.<br/><br/>"You know I worried..." was all she said initially, a single tear escaping despite ber best efforts to keep them at bay. "You nearly died...you could sti-" Again, she was forced to take a moment to gather her thoughts properly, unwilling to say what could be if he took a turn for the worst.<br/><br/>Finally, unable to stop herself, she plunged ahead. "...What happened?" Her eyes focused on his hand, one of her thumbs smoothing over it over and over as she tried to understand what'd put him in the situation in the first place. "You're a ranger...one of the most competent hunters I've ever met... You catch fish with your bare hands, trap animals with nothing but a knife and a bow with no arrows..." Another tear fell, but it went ignored. "...What happened to put you in this bed...? What happened to almost...?"<br/><br/>So many more questions she wanted to ask, but she couldn't risk it. He'd had a plan, wanting to learn weaknesses, wanting to get to know Ivor in a more predatory fashion. Nothing about that should've put him in this bed. Nothing about it should've had him fighting for his life.<br/><br/>Her voice dropped as she inhaled a shaky breath. "...What happened?"