[ Her head tips to the side, studying him intently. ]

That's not so strange. Many others choose to do the same. You do need it. [ Even if rarely that quickly, but sometimes even the reassurance of that Bond there is enough. ]

And the full moons... they can be frightening. Especially for anyone not a witch - it affects you so much more strongly. It doesn't make you less you, Ferran. It's just... for a little while, something else is a little more. [ She gives his hand another squeeze, holding his gaze intently. ] But you're still you. I don't think you could lose yourself so easily. And those that hold you so important to them wouldn't let you go so easily, either.