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He could only look. Instinct wanted him to give her the hug she probably needed but he wasn't sure about a lot of things right now. He figured that they would be at her residence soon enough for one of her sons to handle that part. He just offered the handkerchief in his pocket.
"I take it Krieg was his name," he asked calmly. He then sat forward a bit, "Hildagart, you can't help Gretel until you help yourself, something I will help you with. Gretel needs your strength."
For the moment, he felt powerless. The best he could do with his instinct right now was to give her that soft, re-assuring smile that he found very effective in the past.
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