[ Ben's eyebrows raise a little, because the name is not nearly as terrifying as the actual thing had been. Then again, not like Julie named them. And just based on her reaction - she wasn't confused that they were there, as if they were only something she'd seen in a movie or imagined - they are a real thing she's run into before. Whether that had been at Hadriel or the world she came from, Ben doesn't know. He knows there was strange shit in that world she and Klaus had been in. But then, he knows nothing really about where she comes from. He'd kind of shut down the conversation before they could get that far.

He also breathes easier once she uses her inhaler, but it's only out of relief. He really didn't want to have to deal with her passing out or stopping breathing. When she brings up - rightly - their previous encounter, Ben ducks his head, rubbing at the back of his neck. Right. Well, he isn't sure this is the most urgent topic to discuss but. ]

I might have overreacted.

[ A beat, and then. ]

I definitely overreacted. And was a jerk to you. I'm just... overprotective. Finding out he'd been in Hadriel for months without me there to look out for him... it freaked me out. A lot.

[ All that on top of being alive again all of a sudden, and in this new place, and everyone and everything was looking like a threat. Ben could handle people being potential threats to himself. But potential threats to Klaus? Ones he might not be on his guard against? That had set him off in a major way.

He looks over at her, mouth scrunched to the side in an apologetic expression. ]

Sorry 'bout that.