While he had hoped that waking up would fix things, that the dream would fade, apparently that was not the case, as she started to shake, cry and reach out to him all at once. He pulled her against him and smoothed her hair while whispering quiet, comforting things to her. Holding her was the only thing he could think of doing, so he just kept doing that, wishing he could do something else to help.
"Als, I'm right here, it's ok, I'm not going to leave you. You're safe here. I won't let anything happen to you, ever." He planted a soft kiss on the top of her head and started to rub her back a little, hoping it would help calm her.