Rose couldn't be sure how much time passed between the first few tears shed and the last shuddering gasp. But eventually, she found herself running out of steam. Taking big gulps of air, she began to get some sort of control over herself. It wasn't easy and she found the world around her blurring between breaths but eventually it slowed to a near stop. The sobs ended. The room grew terribly quiet.
She'd let him hold her when she'd cried. Now that the worst of it had passed, she let one hand lightly go around his middle. She rested her face against his shoulder. Closing her eyes, she inhaled his scent, that weird mix of animal smells, in an effort to try and get the scent of blood out of her nose. It helped, but couldn't get rid of all the blood.
Inhaling deeply, Rose closed her eyes. "I'm sorry," she mumbled in a low whisper. She wasn't sure if she was apologizing to Gar for intruding like this or if she was apologizing for all the sins committed over the past few days.