Some months ago, it had taken a lot of coaxing to convince Ritsuka to show such a vulnerable side, and even then she'd stifled her sobs out of sheer habit. Now, she didn't hold back nearly so much, clinging willingly to the support being offered her. It had been a long, gradual change, but the differences were already pronounced.

And even once she'd mostly calmed down again, she wasn't in any particular hurry to pull away from that comforting embrace.

"... You guys don't need to apologize, either."

She'd had the most preexisting knowledge of Limbo and what he was capable of. If she hadn't seen the attack coming in time, there was no way anyone else could have, either.