Jesse only winced slightly as her grip tightened, but he smiled softly at her. "I had to get you out, and then I had to look out for them," he said, sighing and rubbing at his eyes with his free hand. "I wish I hadn't been either, but I wouldn't change anything."
Ceridwen had been watching all of her sons from her chair near the kitchen, so when Jayden moved, she looked up and smiled at him briefly, before tipping her head back and closing her eyes for a few moments.