The silence stretched out a little too much for comfort, for some time. As soon as the doors to the manor hidden in the woods opened, the Witch was quick to jump to her feet, moving to approach the other as they entered, returning from their recent outing.

They'd ordered her to stay back this time - having a Disaster Witch around would've drawn too much attention. It was reasonable, but for some reason, it made something hard to explain pull at her chest. Carol bows her head, quietly saying, "Welcome back. You made it unharmed, correct..?"