Aleine gasped as a soft but sturdy warmth surrounded her, the sword clattering to the ground in such surprise that in a blink the chaos that had surrounded her just stopped in a deathly sort of silence. Apart from some books, soot and glass shards on the bed and floor, the room had warped back to normal. "No, no, no, no, no! Leave me alone, let me go ... - just like them... lies, all lies, go away..." She protested and fought to be free of Crypt's embrace, but it was a measly effort at best. As she clutched at Crypt's pristine sleeves, fat tears trickled down her cheeks, finally sagging into his embrace. The sort of contact she hadn't had in a very, very, very long time. "Why can't the world just leave me alone, let me live in peace... I don't know what to do anymore, what to believe..." She buried her face in her bloodied hands without thinking, her small frame shaking in Crypt's embrace, almost curling into him, starving for comfort and relief, a hug.<br/><br/>Hikari dusted the windowsill before landing in the arch of the now broken window, reaching out to delicately brush some shards of glass from the Midnight King's head. Tilting her head with a sweet bird-like coo she said, "Me? Hmmm..." her delicate features twisting into a look of concentration. "Well Papa, I do not know much about humans except for the ones you have told me to deal with. They are strange, soft, weak, easily breakable, creatures. They certainly do not act or think like us that is for certain..." Looking up towards Aliene's window she was relieved to sense her brother within and the pulse of energy subside. "But this one is different from the humans here, correct? You told me she comes from a realm where magic almost ceases to exist, one without beast-folk, fae, and other creatures. And now she is here, surrounded by everything she has never known, with threats she cannot fathom yet, and a magic she has never seen."<br/><br/>Hikari hopped down from the window and hugged The Midnight King from behind with a little giggle, feathers draping over and down his shoulders. Nuzzling him with a sweet little coo she said, "It is like asking her to fly before she has walked. And I know from experience that is not a good way to learn." She smiled, rubbing at her left wing. "And what do humans do when scared and cornered?" She asked him sweetly, giving him a peck on the cheek before coming around to sit on the edge of his desk. "They try to survive by either running and hiding, or lashing out wildly. And so far that human has done both because she has been nothing but scared and upset since she arrived, to the point that she has been making me ravenous."<br/><br/>She tilted her head and looked to The Midnight King. "And whose impatient fault is that Papa? You certainly did not enjoy it when I tried to get you to fly with me." She hopped off the desk. "Instead of making her see things through your eyes, why not try and see things through her eyes. Teach her to walk before you try pushing her off a cliff in the hopes she has wings to fly or you will end up breaking her for good Papa." Hikari spread her arms and took off out the window. "I will get the servants to clean the mess!" She called out, doing a quick fly by to make sure Crypt and Aliene were ok.