Vince held the crying girl in his arms, his hand was running in a circular motion behind her back. The feel of her body was nicely pressed up against his. She felt soft and lovely but he was not thinking about her in that way. The context in which he was thinking about her was more of that of a damsel that he as a knight had to protect but this knight was doing this out of duty rather than out of the love of wanting her as his own. She was a precious girl, not just because she was on her own, but because she was his to protect now. He may not have told her father directly that he would protect her, but that was what exactly he was going to do.<br/><br/>"Carrie, it will be alright. He is in a better place now."<br/><br/>He brushed the hair out of her face and put it back behind her ear. His hand traced from her ear to her chin. Two fingers were pressed just under chin to make her look up at him. "Carrie, I promise that above all else. I will protect you, you have my word."