[The answer was instantaneous. Scarcely had Kaede's knuckles pulled away from the door than it opened, and Chariot--all of her, the physical and the more than that--rushed out to meet her. Kaede made a startled noise between a sharp inhale and a squeak, ears twitching backwards. But there was--nothing to run from, that stupid Monster brain of hers be damned.]
--ah.
[It didn't take Kaede long to defrost. The moment she felt Chariot's energy, wan and thin as it still was rush into her, felt the Witch's tears hit her shoulder, the Chimera's arms sprang into action. They coiled tightly around Chariot's back, pressing the other woman as closely as she was holding Kaede, like the Witch was some fleeting bit of warmth that might vanish if not held tightly enough.]
I'm...
[I'm sorry. The words were trapped by the sudden tightness in her throat, struggling to make it past the obstruction just when she needed to say them most. Chariot could feel them, she knew, just like Kaede could feel her. But she wanted the Witch to hear them. It was the least she could do.]
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--ah.
[It didn't take Kaede long to defrost. The moment she felt Chariot's energy, wan and thin as it still was rush into her, felt the Witch's tears hit her shoulder, the Chimera's arms sprang into action. They coiled tightly around Chariot's back, pressing the other woman as closely as she was holding Kaede, like the Witch was some fleeting bit of warmth that might vanish if not held tightly enough.]
I'm...
[I'm sorry. The words were trapped by the sudden tightness in her throat, struggling to make it past the obstruction just when she needed to say them most. Chariot could feel them, she knew, just like Kaede could feel her. But she wanted the Witch to hear them. It was the least she could do.]