[ To his credit, between the conflicting reactions of "someone probably isn't dying" and "someone might be in danger," the latter wins out.
Followed closely by an awareness that he doesn't have a handkerchief to offer her, which hasn't been something he's concerned himself with in at least ten years but he senses it would have been a comfort to Wysteria in this exact moment. ]
I'm sorry, [ rather than protest that he'd only been in the library. He gently takes her by the elbow, steering her out of the walkway. ] Are you hurt? Has someone hurt you?
[ The progression of questions is probably revealing; Ellis' course of action is crystallizing as they speak.
oh my god.
Followed closely by an awareness that he doesn't have a handkerchief to offer her, which hasn't been something he's concerned himself with in at least ten years but he senses it would have been a comfort to Wysteria in this exact moment. ]
I'm sorry, [ rather than protest that he'd only been in the library. He gently takes her by the elbow, steering her out of the walkway. ] Are you hurt? Has someone hurt you?
[ The progression of questions is probably revealing; Ellis' course of action is crystallizing as they speak.