Cai managed to smile a bit at Danny's dramatic sigh. "Well, you've got one," he promised, though he was really worried that he was going to damage Danny again. He'd have to be really careful, so careful. Maybe this hyper-sensitivity to touch wouldn't last forever, maybe it was just... for now. He could pray for that. That it was just for now. "I'm not going anywhere," he said, trying to make a joke of his own. "You know my deep dark secret too, after all."

Into her cup, Zoe winced, and gulped down the rest of her water.