I cried, "Oh, Lady Midnight, I fear that you grow old, the stars eat your body and the wind makes you cold." "If we cry now," she said, "it will just be ignored."
I know. Made me want to cry. He was so concerned and wanting to make her feel safe. He would have grabbed her if that glass wasn't there. And Jack is not a touchy feely kinda guy. he looked like a little boy almost.