A Heart Unlearned

"Let me go," Cordelia warned Gideon, her brow furrowed. Gideon, worried that he might upset her more, saw how fragile she was.

He loosened his grip, hesitating, with words stuck in his throat. Finally, he spoke softly. "Cordelia, Orson is dead... you're not upset, are you?" By asking this, he hoped to ease his worries about her.

In the past, Gideon didn't understand how she could seem indifferent.