Adrian looked at the woman in front of him. The moment that he had felt the poison taking effect in his body, he didn't expect to make it back home alive, much less see her again. It was strange to see concern and relief on her face. She had often looked burdened everytime she had to stay by his side that it was an expression he expected the least to see. He looked down on her hand grasping his. On a normal day, he would have given her a snide remark about touching him or about her staying in his room. But the honest look of concern in her blue eyes disarmed him. He gave her a small smile instead. [color=00aeef]"Have I been unconscious long?[/color] he asked softly as he looked towards the chair she had been sleeping on and noted the rumpled blanket on it. [color=00aeef]"It must have been a huge inconvenience to stay beside me all this time. I appreciate it but at the same time, I apologize for it."[/color] he reached out for the glass of water sitting on the night table beside a water pitcher. He drank the water, the liquid soothing his parched throat. [color=00aeef]"I am...better now. You may return to your own chamber so that you may rest better.[/color]