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// Home Coming 
// Story: Book 1 - The Behemoth came to Canterlot 
// by Equimorto 
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Her decision had been set already, but had that not been the case Chrysalis still would have found it made it for her by time as Twilight Sparkle walked back out of the portal. Or, more properly perhaps, stumbled out of it. 
The changeling was on edge for a moment, fearing there might be something else about to spring out behind the alicorn. But having a better look at things she realised Twilight wasn't in any rush. She wasn't being chased, or followed. But she still was clearly nervous, shaken, the cause of it unclear. 
Perhaps more out of curiosity for that fact than for the sake of keeping up the role she was playing, Chrysalis got up from her seat and carefully approached the pony. "Princess, is everything okay?" she asked, only when she was close enough for only Twilight to properly hear her.
"Depends on your definition of okay," Twilight said at first. But then she shook her head, and Chrysalis could notice her posture shift as well. "I'm safe, and everything went well in there." She closed the portal, and took the scale in her hooves, shaking just the tiniest amount.
Wondering if a regular pony would have even noticed that, Chrysalis asked, "Is there something wrong? You seem nervous." She softly placed a hoof over Twilight's back, something she knew ponies found to be a comforting gesture for whatever reason. She'd only ever seen it as a bother, something to block her wings and nothing else. But perhaps it was a matter of different anatomical dispositions and details.
Realising what kind of look she still had on her face, Twilight closed her eyes and took a deep breath in and out. It seemed to mostly calm her down. "It's about something I saw," she answered, begging to walk away from the centre of the laboratory. "I will have to discuss this with Starlight."
Trying to follow her without making the action look out of place, Chrysalis asked, "Would it help if you talked about it now?"
Twilight stopped and looked back, smiling. "I appreciate the concern, but it wouldn't. It's best if I review the information first. Not that I don't trust you, but I don't want to involve others into this more than necessary. This could be dangerous, and I would rather keep the risks at minimum. Thank you for your assistance." And with that she turned and walked away, noticeably, if only a little, walking faster than she usually would.