Please don't look so down on yourself. Your heart is kind if that is what you are thinking of. It isn't something anyone should be used to.

[ she would reach over and try to be reassuring if her entire body wasn't numb. ]

It is because I'm the Insect Pillar that I could keep any fear away. In my world, there are demons that attack people at night, and I am one of a number who fight to slay them to keep people safe.