Though she said nothing, she more than appreciated the gesture; the calming affect his anchoring closeness was more subconscious than anything, but this was one time she recognized it as intentional. It let her sigh out most of her remaining anxiety through flared nostrils. By the time he'd finished speaking, it'd mostly dissolved.
"Apparently," she said, then added lowly, "Sure as hell had your attitude. I guess weirder shit has happened."