Piper just stayed quiet and held onto his head, nodding encouragingly as he told her what was going on, albeit in fits and starts. "Everyone gets through things in their own time, there's no need to beat yourself up because you haven't."
But as he kept talking, she felt rage and sadness well up inside her in a wave. She pulled him into a hug, resting her chin on his shoulder. "Oh Charles," she said. "I'm so sorry. I don't even know what to say. That's just...horrible."