[There were many things he could say to her, reasons to scold her just as much as he should be reassuring her. In the end, the only thing he knew was that she was scared like so many others out there, himself included.
Thus he offers the simple gesture of offering his hand for her to take hold of if she wants—to help keep her balance, to serve as an anchor or offer whatever sense of security he could with it. That was the most he felt he could do.]
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Thus he offers the simple gesture of offering his hand for her to take hold of if she wants—to help keep her balance, to serve as an anchor or offer whatever sense of security he could with it. That was the most he felt he could do.]