Oh, Nill. You poor thing. The only relief in this situation - especially since they're not even out of said situation yet, keeping Daniel's levels of both worrying and adrenaline relatively high - is the fact that the breathing does seem to work to help her calm down for now.

At least it's better than allowing her to wander around the place trembling like a leaf. It's probably already scary enough without adding that panic on top of it all.

"Look," he says. Despite Daniel's intense worry - for himself, but even more so for her - he manages to smile at her. "You're doing great. I'm really proud of you."

It doesn't necessarily sound like he's talking down to her like she's a little kid, but.. well, it's hard to deny there's something instinctively parental in his tone and words. Daniel truly can't help it.

"I know this might sound a little embarrassing, but if you get scared at any point and need to hold on to my hand or something, you can just do so, alright?" Usually he'd say she can ask, but.. given Nill's situation and all, he figures it's easier to give her permission to skip that and just go for it. "This is a tough and scary situation. I know."