[Realization washed over him as he quickly remembered what Noel's primary weapons were. His hand dropped from his weapon as he watched the girl's expression change from determination to relief. He only shared in that feeling for a second before he saw how thrashed she looked. The obviously pained stumbling only made him feel even worse. Thank goodness he told her to stay put. She wouldn't have even made it halfway to find them!

He wanted to call her an idiot again, and berate her for worrying about them when she was doing so poorly, and for even thinking for a second tat she should have come to find them when she was obviously hurt. He would have, if she hadn't just staggered straight up to them. Panicking, he thought she was about to collapse and reached out to catch her, only to get pulled into the hug, and finding himself awkwardly half-hugging her back.]