Alessandro could see the confused look on the fae's face and he felt worse, there was no easy way to explain it to the fae without breaking all kinds of promises and oaths he'd made to himself. His head was feeling thick and slow which wasn't helping much and he had a struggle forming coherent thought. "You'll understand, eventually you will, I'm sure of it. You're not half as damaged as you think." Alessandro uttered, smiling faintly and brushing his fingers just once through the fae's hair and letting his hand fall back to the sheets. "Some people can be offended or upset by a confession of emotions, I didn't know how you'd take it. Have you eaten enough?"