Henry could see the determination she had so he stopped the words . He knew she was a bit muddled from how quickly her life had flip flopped in less than a day . It worried him to see her like this .

Advertis.e.m.e.ntShe could see the worry so she stared at him intensely . Her eyes had a haunted expanded look, like a ghost begging from the grave . It reminded him eerily of his mother . "Henry, please . I know my limits better than anyone . If I need your help, I will ask you or Michael . But, I need to get this over with . It's been too long . "

He considered her words . He always favored his mother when she got like this . The doctor would always remind him that every person was deserving of their own dignity, even in a mental hospital . Ellie would never be alone, he mused, he would just have people around her all the time . "Okay," he said finally . "Have it your way . But . . . don't try to do more than you can handle and end up worse than when you started . I don't want to have to call an ambulance for you . "

"You won't . " Ellie said with a shaky breath . "It is ok if you leave? Not that I have a problem with you seeing me . But I don't like being shaky like this around other people . I know from the hospital that withdrawal isn't going to be a pretty sight on me . You're not planning on having me around for much longer so I don't want you to see this when I'm begging for it . "

Henry knew he could soothe her with the knowledge he already had seen his mother in severe drug withdrawal . But he kept his demons to himself . If he was in her position, he wouldn't want her around either . So he conceded the fight before it began . She could choose who she wanted to fight with her -- it didn't bother him that he wasn't on her team . But he would give her the best team members . "That's perfectly reasonable . " He gestured to Michael who bowed as he neared .

"Sir?"

"Give me reports on Miss Ellie's progress and her condition if you would like to call an ambulance . Keep everything quiet and make sure that no one makes a fuss . Neither of us would like this to turn into a circus . It's just a bit for her to recover . "

"Of course, sir . " The old Brit's eyes were steadfast and true as he straightened his shoulders . Henry was a bit surprised, the only other person that Michael would do that for was for himself . Michael had only known Ellie for such a short amount of time and Henry had never known that the old butler had a hidden depth of affection for her . Ellie seemed to have that effect on a lot of people, he mused darkly . Not that it would harm anyone if such affection existed, the more attention Michael would pay towards her the better .