The survival of her best friend and brother was more than Angeline could have hoped for. They were the two people she loved best in all the world and the fact that both of them had been in such terrible danger without her there to help (although quite what she would have done was a little vaguer in Angel's mind) had caused her to lose sleep at night. Even her little helper had done no good and the nightmares had come repeatedly.

But today Bella was coming here. Her message, though short, had been extremely welcome and waiting in the parlour Angel had worked herself up into quite the state of anxiety by the time she heard the door go.

“Bella!” She shot across the room to embrace her friend tightly. She had been so foolish to ever take her for granted! What would she have done if Bella died?! Tig Angel clung to her determinately, holding her ever closer when she felt her shake a little. “Nothing can be that terrible if you're alive.”

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time of death: when MJ dropped this heart-stopping set