they were here , and they were in danger-of heatstroke , of chimaera-and karou 's heart pounded and swelled within her-with panic , with ... gladness ... and more panic , and more gladness , and a surge of anger-what were they thinking ? -then tenderness , astonishment , and her eyes were wet when her feet left the earth and she flew down the slope and caught them and crushed them in a hug that threatened to finish what the heat had begun .