Layla used energy she needed for herself, in Kitty's opinion, to kiss her cheek and take the time to thank her. She smiled at the redhead.
Thank me when we get out of this mess, she thought, but said, "You're welcome." She glanced at Lucas. "Yeah, we need to get out." She looked at the wall and at the small basement window just at the top. "And we don't have to go through too much ground to get there."
She wrapped her arms around them both again. "Okay, I'm going to phase us again and take us up and then out, and I'll keep phasing until I can't travel anymore like that. Got it? Then, we'll be back to normal."
And hope we're far enough away by then...
"You'll need to take as deep a breath as you can, okay? Are you ready?"