He sighed and wrapped his arms around her back. Holding her tightly against his chest, she could feel his heart beating frantically. The poor man wasn't doing well. When this was all over, she was going to personally drag him in front of a Healer to make certain he wasn't about to keel over and die on her. What sort of cruel fate would that be if they both survived and she finally could admit to herself that she'd loved her husband all along just for him to die? She would be tempted to cross through the Veil herself just to pull him back out.