[he keeps hold of her anyway, because he really can't do anything else. this isn't a burden she should've ever had to bear-- has it been since she disappeared, all those months ago? it's the least he can do to stay with her as long as she wants him to.]

That's natural-- and you aren't wrong for feeling so strongly. We will do everything we can while we're here. But for now, I think it might help to rest a bit. [admitting this and coping with it all must have been unbelievably exhausting for her, and it concerns him greatly.]