Klaus should have heard her coming. He might have, if he had been paying attention, but he was not used to having to pay attention. His hands went out instinctively towards her when they almost collided, stopping short when it turned out that they didn't.

"No harm done," he assured her easily, frowning as he looked at Alayne. She looked spooked half out of her mind, after all, and there seemed to be nothing behind her. That he could see. "Are you all right?"