He startled a little at the touch, but his hand settled in Charles' hair again almost immediately, that tension bleeding out of him again, "I'm quite alright, Charles, slept right through."

His brow creased a little, taking in Charles' momentary distress before asking, "And you?" He'd been sleeping soundly as far as Edwin could tell, it was just waking up that had caused him to startle, almost as if he'd fallen asleep mid-duty, not that Edwin blamed him in the slightest.