"I did not mean to frighten you, Ned."

Daneel steps close, and he finds Ned's elbow with his hand. If the time seemed appropriate, he would just wrap him in an embrace, envelop him. That is something that is sometimes done in the romance novels, and it seems legitimate to him.

"I have never made a fire either, but I will assist you. Are you cold, or is it merely the light you wish?"