Diana was quick to follow, abandoning the cards, which fluttered to the ground again. She took the other side of Stede's bed, gently pressing the wrist of his free hand. "No one's going to hurt anyone," she whispered, using the soothing voice she generally reserved for the rescued infants and toddlers, crying in the hallways of the Order's compound. "It's all right. Shhh... Everything is all right."

Of course, she had no idea if that was true or not.

She looked up at Lucius. "Has this happened before?"