"It wasn't your fault," she's quick to assure him, "Didn't that girl also attack? It's because you care so much. Wanting revenge, that's not bad."

From Nozomi's words, she knows at least something of what they saw. If she'd seen everyone... wouldn't she just have fled? Maybe that's why she wasn't. Maybe whatever did it knew what was in their hearts. It would make her feel like a coward, if his gratitude wasn't loosening some deep, tangled knot inside her. She sniffs, but looks back up at him with more calm.

"We're Voidtreckers. Even if I see it again, there'll be people who can help."