She smiles and reaches over, pulling a blanket off the top of the couch to drape around him. She can do soft and warm quite easily. In fact, as she drapes the blanket around him, it too seems to be quite warm, and his clothing seems to be drying on its own.

“I’ll be back in a minute,” she reassures him, touching his shoulder through the blanket before turning away to go into the kitchen.

The fireplace lights itself as she comes back with an ice pack, a towel, and a steaming cup of hot cocoa.

“Chocolate always helps me feel better, she says as she pushes the coffee table closer for him to put his injured foot up.