Still breathing heavily, Maka considered that for a very long moment. Slowly, she raised her staff and took a step back.
Her eyes flickered passed him, landed on Elissa. The girl was pale, even for a ghost, and her eyes seemed sunken and tired. "I've helped you. Please. Please, I just want to go home...
Her nerves raw, emotions she'd been suppressing for years reawakened by the possession and now taunted by the current situation stirring in her breast, Maka actually whimpered and took another step back.
"I don't know how," she whispered, staring at her. "Just--just leave me alone, please, why don't any of you ever leave me alone?!"