I hear Hermia but she's still far away so the words are faded and gray when they get to me. I'm still floating, maybe, until she opens her arms and I crash into her with my arms around her waist and the world feels solid again. "Won't let her hurt you," I say, even if she can't hear me with my face pressed against her dress. "Promise. Won't let anybody." Ever, ever, ever. She loves me.