Lia nodded. "It's okay. I'm good now, no worries, yeah?" There was no sense in stressing over him giving her a bit of a startle. This wasn't the first time and it surely wasn't going to be the last time either. All that mattered right now was that it was him and not 'them'. She never wanted it to be 'them'.

Hiding? That was a very good question. "They might be? They could also be sleeping or somewhere else." The sanctuary wasn't all that small. It had tons of places for the creatures to be. "Hm? I'm not frowning, I'm waiting for the creatures to come out and say hello," she replied, nudging him back lightly with her elbow. That and she was trying not to think about the Evil Headmaster and his Minions wandering around.