"I'm sorry," Noah said sincerely. "I didn't mean to overwhelm you. I just thought that you deserved a little honesty." He sighed in frustration, with himself not her. "Please don't go, Alice, we need to go see Angela." But apparently Angela had found them. And seeing her caused Alice to freak out. That hadn't happened last time. Shit.
"It wasn't what I said," Noah insisted, gripping her hand tightly but not overly so. "I just explained this place to her. Seeing you...it must have startled her." He could understand why. "She wasn't prepared for it. I told her you were older, but seeing it is different from being informed about it."
He watched as Noah handled the situation, feeling impressed by the boy's control. Yes, he was overwhelmed by it, but anyone would be by an ability so powerful. And Noah was handling it better than most would at his age. He saw what others might not, that the last bits of the storm came from the boy rather than Alice, and he filed the information away for later. He moved over to Noah, checking to make sure he was alright, then nodded his agreement. "So it would seem."