Ellen shrunk back slightly as Akira approached, eying the boy with slight suspicion. "It seems so..." she muttered before turning back to Annaliese and Tinkermon. It was only now that the realisation she would be travelling with complete strangers began to sink in and she suddenly felt really nervous, biting her lower lip slightly. 

Lopmon noticed his partner's nervousness. "Don't be worried, Ellen," he said. "I'll protect you from any dangers we come across." It seemed he'd mistaken Ellen's fears for that of the strange new world she was in, rather than the people she would be working with.

Ellen glanced at him. "Err, thanks," she said uncertainly, though she had no idea how this little rabbit, who only just came up to her knee, could protect her from anything.