He stopped in place as she teased him and managed a smile. Okay, maybe he had been a bit smothering with her lately. In the years past she might have pushed him away or told him to back off, that she was capable of doing everything by herself. Now that she'd given him an inch, he'd taken the whole mile; Alice might have been an expert planner, but he would have mapped out her entire recovery period if she'd allowed him. Anything to give him the illusion that they could control this mess.
"Mm, that explains it," he replied, giving the blanket a small, teasing shake before tucking it under his arm to put his attention back on the potions bottle. The nurse had hand-written the potential side-effects: drowsiness, loss of balance, and, in severe cases... breathing out entire gusts of wind. He might have chuckled if not for his initial concern; anything to get her breathing properly, he supposed.
She would need the medicine, too. She might have been good enough to return back to her dorm, but it was clear that she wasn't yet better. His brows creased in concern as she stumbled he snaked his arm under her arm and placed a hand on her back. It wasn't proper, but it wasn't technically improper given her current condition. "Of course. Do you need to sit?" There wasn't a bench anywhere nearby, but he was certain he could get her to one if she really needed it.
"Mm, that explains it," he replied, giving the blanket a small, teasing shake before tucking it under his arm to put his attention back on the potions bottle. The nurse had hand-written the potential side-effects: drowsiness, loss of balance, and, in severe cases... breathing out entire gusts of wind. He might have chuckled if not for his initial concern; anything to get her breathing properly, he supposed.
She would need the medicine, too. She might have been good enough to return back to her dorm, but it was clear that she wasn't yet better. His brows creased in concern as she stumbled he snaked his arm under her arm and placed a hand on her back. It wasn't proper, but it wasn't technically improper given her current condition. "Of course. Do you need to sit?" There wasn't a bench anywhere nearby, but he was certain he could get her to one if she really needed it.
