Lemm... nods. Just that. Yes, of course they're afraid.

The best he can do is be steadfast, and he couldn't even do this if they hadn't been so patient.

He trusts wholeheartedly that they will not bring him to harm. It is no longer because of the note he keeps at home. They're past that.

Lemm is not afraid, and he does not care to entertain the thought of rejection any longer. He draws his arm in very carefully and scoots them up against his side. He holds them there, close, and does not hurry back to writing.