Nico took a deep, shuddering breath and the violet flames snapped off like someone had thrown a switch. She staggered to her feet, her torn sleeve peeling stickily away from her arm where she'd bled on it, and moved through the crowd to throw her arms around Molly.

When Bunny spoke again, she pinned him with a furious bright-eyed glare that looked fit to take off a couple layers of the skin he'd just grown back with her help.

"Come on, Molly," she said quietly to the girl in her arms. "It's okay. Let's-- let's just go get more cookies or something."