Fate, needless to say, was shocked. She'd only seen Nanoha break down once before: when she had confronted her after they found out their daughter had been kidnapped by a psychotic scientist. What had happened here that had caused the other girl to crack like this...?

She still had had no idea what was going on, but she pushed that aside for now. Nanoha needed comfort, so Fate wrapped her arms around her, returning the embrace.