She manages to get his hand in hers mostly because he seems too distracted and confused to respond differently. He just keeps looking at her like he's hoping it will reveal something he doesn't understand about the situation, but no answers are forthcoming. His eyes narrow.

A red glow begins to grow around their joined hands, with a faintly liquid like fluidity. His expression is thoughtful and searching - whatever he's doing it doesn't appear to be aggressive. At least not yet.