He was trembling and his eyes were shining silver in the dim light. He raised a hand to cup her cheek and leant forward until their foreheads touched. "I don’t want to fuck this up and I’m trying so hard not to push you or let it out" He paused, then continued in a strained voice. "But the Black madness is so intense sometimes that I can’t control it. I should never have asked you to come to the Manor. It was a stupid idea." 