Rhiannon just held him, her hands soothing over his back, letting him cling. She kept up her muttered litany of love and support, never letting up for a second. She never wanted Iestyn or Aderyn to every doubt she loved them more than anything else. Nothing could change that, especially not awful devils who twisted everything good.
Aderyn clung to David, just as tightly, her face buried in his chest. "I'm supposed to protect him. And I couldn't."