"Well, you look fine now!" She flailed for emphasis when she got to the last word. Normally this would mean approximately nothing, but knowing that Claire's abilities were being dampened in some way made it that much more significant.

All the same, Elle didn't really want to stick around and find out what these elusive monsters looked like. Not that she was going to admit it to Claire, now or ever. So she followed along, game face on. Even if Claire kind of had the upper hand in the situation, there wasn't a chance in hell that Elle was going to let her feel that way.