Eleven stared, heart stuttering in his chest. Of course, he knew she cared about him, but to hear it said like that, in those words, with such conviction let him forget for just a few moments about everything terrible that had plagued him since the previous night.

Levering himself to his feet, Eleven moved for her, reaching out to loop Lily into a loose embrace. He breathed an unsteady sigh.

"I want to hope it won't come to anything, but his warnings about the growing threat to the city seem dire.."