Mandy felt him sit, an exhale and a brush of his suit coat, and she turned toward him.
"You tried," she said softly, amazed at how even her voice sounded. "And I know you'd have kept trying even after a hundred Healers had stopped. You did everything anyone could have, and more."
Her hand shook as she reached for him, touching his shoulder, then sliding her arm around his body. "I know you wanted to," she whispered, forehead pressed to his shoulder. "I know..."