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Kijani looked at the fresh omelette, and then shook her head. "I ate earlier. That one's all yours." She hated to lie to him. She did so a lot less, but at the moment, she didn't trust herself to take a bite of anything and keep it down. It would be easier to tell a little fib, rather than explain to Connor that she'd tapped into some live security footage at the school. The images of the school brought to rubble and dust, and what she knew was blood on the ground... She could smell it, even now, even though she hadn't been there. Fighting a sudden wave of panic, she took a slow, deep breath. She kept on trying, desperate to keep it together. 

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When she felt a bit stronger, Kassy pushed herself to the edge of the water orb, and then put her hands through. She came through the rest of the way, letting her tail go back to a legged form. Her balance wavered a bit while she stepped, but she recovered. "Thank you, miss." Bowing to Estella, she smiled weakly and ran off to stand by Harry. Now that she was hydrated, she reached reflexively behind her ears. Behind one was a small metal disc about the size of a dime. Behind the other... 

"Uh oh. Uh oh." She felt fear run through her like ice water. "I-- I lost one of my... my helpers." Her orange eyes looked toward the mass of rubble. There would be no getting it back, would there? Now what would she do?