When she latches onto his hand, he decide to outright pick her up, as easy as it is-- she's the smallest of the terrans, so it's simply a case of shifting his palm slightly. When he's got her, he stands up and walks out a little further into the room so she's not stuck between the two standing bookcases.

This is very troubling indeed. He will need to discuss this with Megatron.

"Don't forget you have your family here. We would drop everything to help you with your burdens, even if you feel you should not share them to protect us from the pain," he says gently. "I know you would not allow it, were the roles reversed... would you not encourage any of your siblings to speak up and accept the support of their loved ones? Whatever has happened... you will always have us by your side."