“Thank you for talking to me about this.” Elizabeth was unable to shake the feeling of awkwardness that had enveloped her when she realised what she had been talking about, and who she had been talking to.
“I couldn’t exactly leave you to work it out alone, could I?”
“There’s not much to work out. I was just freaking out, as usual.”
“I can’t imagine what you have been through since you met my brother, Elizabeth. Everything you thought you knew has been thrown into question. You’ve lost friends, you were put in real danger, and every time you seem to have worked things out there’s something else thrown at you. I respect the way you are coping with this. I don’t think there are many people who would take so much in their stride. But speaking as his sister – please look out for him. Right
