You were kidnapped... [And returned so quickly. Still, half a day is enough time to inflict all sorts of damage.] Did they hurt you badly?
[That he isn't trying to keep the panic out of his voice, that it hasn't even occurred to him to do so, is a mark of how far he's poked out of his shell with her.]
[voice - private]
[That he isn't trying to keep the panic out of his voice, that it hasn't even occurred to him to do so, is a mark of how far he's poked out of his shell with her.]