Reika glanced up from the ground for a moment, then away again.<span style="font-style: italic">"I will take you to Alyx when his he is off duty."</span>A bit of shock snuck into her expression. "Y-you'd do that?" She whispered, looking up again. She let Kate move closer to her, not pulling her hands away as the other girl held them.<span style="font-style: italic">"The nightmare is over and you will never go back to them. You can hold on to me."</span>'She doesn't even know me yet.' Reika thought. 'Kate knows nothing of me, yet she is acting as though we've been friends for years.' "Thank you." She murmured, managing a small smile. "For all of this. I don't deserve this."