She likes those sometimes. [ Just reassurance that this kid didn't do anything wrong. ] You're doing fine, she just got a lot of memories since you saw her last, that complicates things. Usually when she gets like this it's a tight embrace.

[ Macaque swears inside his own head. Another thing he'll have to break to them, but not yet. ]

I'm Macaque. I'm her parent. And you're Lott, I heard, and you clearly have vast experience with using shadow magic. We have that in common, I can feel what you do better than I can see it.