Nel's heart jumped in her chest as the realisation that yes, Wonderweiss had subjugated the thing began to sink in. Her dispute with Marluxia was ongoing, as far as she was concerned, Wonderweiss's success didn't negate the danger he'd been placed in, but for now it was put to one side.

She ran towards him and dragged him into a hug that was tighter than it needed to be.

She wanted to scold him. She wanted to tell him he'd done something very stupid, and very dangerous, and he could have been killed, but at that moment it probably wasn't what he needed to hear. He could barely stand, he didn't need to hear how she'd expected him to be killed.

So instead she just held him, her eyes shut and nose in his hair.