Abel didn't know what to do when he first heard Dani cut herself off. He immediately thought that something bad had happened, and sure enough, his wife had somehow fainted in the middle of work. Even now as he cradled her in his arms, he truly didn't have anything to say other than to hope that whatever was affecting her like this wouldn't completely take her away from him.
No, he wasn't ready. Not when he hadn't even told her how much he truly loved her.
"Come on… Stay with me, Dani…"
Pulling her close to his chest, Abel fought the tears threatening to spill from his eyes as he did his best to remain calm. Surely, Zaila would come to their rescue and cure Dani from whatever sickness this was. Unless…. Could this be the plague? Did it somehow get into the capital?
"Abel…"
Or perhaps there was something more to this? Was it an attack of some kind? He would make sure that they'd rue the day they even tried to-
"A-Abel… I'm fine…"