Roe felt the weight of Tegan's words hit him even as she wrapped around his waist. She had been afraid for him. Not "of" him, but for him. The thought never passed his mind until he felt the worry and the fear she had wash over him. Her care, her love, the want she had for him. He had not felt this in eons, not since before the fall, before the flight and rebellion. Memories of a place before there was time struck him, and almost broke him. The beast deep inside was smothered, quelled under the emotions sent by a mortal woman.<br/><br/><em>Tegan, I am fine, I promise... they didn't have any weapons, I knew that, I would never endanger you. Please believe me, I won't lie... I was more afraid I would hurt them because they scared you.</em><br/><br/>He held Tegan close, suppressing all of his otherworldly abilities, holding her just as a mortal might. He tried his best to comfort her as he might, unsure of his actions, and just letting his mortal form tell him what to do. He held Tegan, not saying anything for a moment.<br/><br/><em>Tegan, they could not have hurt me, not really, even if they had tried, and I would not let them hurt you either. I was gentle, I sent them away, they will forget us. They came for the book, came to recover something they thought was dangerous. We need to get it out of here, I will erase all traces of anything that could cause problems for anyone else. </em><br/><br/>he spoke softly, letting his words try to be as calming as possible. he had faith, for the first time in a very long time, he had faith again. This time, it was faith in himself and in Tegan, something that he found to be very powerful indeed.