Edmund brought his own hand to his chest when Francis dropped his.  Francis was smiling and apologizing, but Edmund still felt like he had lost.

"Understand I'm not - I'm not saying no.  I'm saying, I can't think straight right now, and you're saying so many nice things about me, and if I'm really going to do this, I want... I want to be able to speak properly too.  Don't apologize.  You've done nothing wrong."

The world was still spinning and strange, but Edmund just kept his eyes on Francis.  It helped more than it should have.

"Should... do you still want to walk with me?  I understand if you don't but I don't want to end the night yet."