Edgar realizes that Daine would not have expected such a reaction to her taking his hand and he quickly takes her hand himself and gives her a smile. It's okay.

He thinks about how to explain what just happened and decides to give it a try, even if it will be difficult (next to impossible, he thinks) to do.

He drops Daine's hand, glad he managed not to react to the faint wave of embarrassment he picked up from her. He holds up his hands in the universal "just a second" gesture. Then, being very big and deliberate in his expressions, he points to himself and adopts an exaggerated frown. Then he points at Daine and adopts a wide grin and, taking her wrist, slips her hand into his. He then points to himself and drops back into his frown, looks at their joined hands with surprise, and points a finger at his chest before rubbing his hand there. He then points to Daine, smiles widely again and points to the smile, then traces his finger from the smile to his chest, which he rubs again.