It was true, Allison didn't know how they were going to figure it out. She took the glass with a soft murmur of thanks, a little too distracted by her friend's distress to notice the less than normal actions coming from Raphael at first. She just moved over to stand at her side, pausing for a moment before reaching out to rest her hand on Lydia's elbow gently.

"I don't know yet." There wasn't much point in lying - Lydia knew her better than most people, she'd know in an instant. Allison sighed quietly, squeezing her arm gently before shaking her head. "I don't, not yet. But I'm going to find out, okay? I won't stop looking until I do."

It was a little awkward with the glass in her hand, but she successfully navigated it around enough to get her arms around the other girl, and pulled her in for a hug as she added in a softer, slightly lighter voice. "Even if I have to read every book in that damn library cover to cover, okay? I will.