There was a horrible twisting feeling in Fate's chest as she watched the tears fall. She absolutely hated to see Nanoha cry; the other girl was the strongest person Fate knew, so to see her so close to breaking down right now...

It was like when Vivio had been kidnapped. She could promise to punish those responsible, and she could hold Nanoha and offer her as much comfort as she could... but that's all she could do right now. And she hated it.