Mami's insides turned to ice at that thought. It... was possible. Madoka, bless her heart, probably would have wanted to help, even if she had no power to do so, and if she ran off after they had set out...

No. She wasn't going to think about that. She had enough on her mind as it was, and she didn't need thoughts of her friend dying piled on top of that.

"I'm sure they would have..." She paused to stop her voice from cracking. "Found her body if that was the case. Or would have at least counted her missing when we fell back."