            She was surprised to see the amusement there, and even more surprised that his attempt to make her feel better was beginning to work. Though her eyes still stung, and her throat was so closed up that breathing  hurt, a thread of tension escaped through a long sigh. "Oh, Lucius," she whispered, before tucking her face into the crook of his neck. He wrapped one arm around her back, fingers curling into the soft flesh of her waist as he held her. "Why are you so good to me?"