He walked with her when she directed him. Lock ran his thumb over the back of her hand to try to ease her. He sat down beside her when they reached the basket, and took in the feel of her fingers through his hair. His tail twitched, then crept over her waist. A part of him was actually impressed with the effort Carmilla put into her vengeance.

"Classic bait and switch," Lock muttered.

He was only too familiar with that kind of sadistic pettiness. Shock liked to pull similar stunts. Sometimes, he felt their sisters deserved each other. Lock leaned against Lillith. If Shock hadn't beaten Carmilla as badly as she did two weeks ago, he might have been more tempted to get her back. Lock ran the tip of his tail over Lillith's waist and nuzzled against her.

"Well, I'm not going to let her ruin our evening," he said. "Whatever it was, I'm just glad you're here."

He perked a bit.

"...What was it, anyway?"