'Yes I do know that,' Theo insisted. 'You heard Healer Mallard. There is nothing physically wrong with him, he's fine. We have time to find something to wake him up.'
He leaned in, taking both her hands in his, the present still between them. 'Ver, have I ever failed you?' he asked. 'I won't give up until I find out what happened, and once we know that we can fix it.'
He sighed as her eyes went back to him, nodding. 'Of course, Ver. But will you at least be a bit pretty for him while you stay with him?' he suggested, nodding at the present.