Hitomi listened intently to the story of what had been going on before she arrived.  That at least partially brought her up to speed on what this crew had been doing, but she still was a bit suspicious of Chiyo.  The woman obviously wasn't willing to share just what her intentions were, but maybe she could get an idea of what Aimi might have in store from Aimi herself... when Aimi came forth from the sand Hitomi rushed towards her calling out "Aimi are you all right?  You're not hurt are you?"  She was not focused on the girl's verbal response however, she was much more concerned about how Aimi really felt and if she was still being tormented by that malicious voice.