He washed his hands through her hair in a calming motion. It soothed the both of them. "I do too..." he admitted in a soft whisper. Briseis was his first love, not just a concubine to use for his primal urges. Briseis had been a wife for him, giving him a taste of what that life may have been like. It was then that Polyxena flashed in his head, reminding him that he had someone else important to him to hold close and protect. His fingers stilled.