Anita can't look at him when she speaks.

"Bring him into bed with us," she murmurs. "I don't know how far I can go, but I want Asher warm and naked beside us. I want to protect him, to make him not flinch like he did when Musette would look at him. I want to maybe brush some of the shadows from his eyes. I want him safe, however we have to do that."