There's another shiver in the ground below them, and Stiles pulls her further away, away from the carnage. Lydia's been through enough, she shouldn't have to see all this.

"But...Lydia. You really shouldn't be here. Please, go home. I've got this, okay?"

He's gripping her shoulders with both hands, a very disturbed and concerned look on his face. The last thing he wants is this girl subjected to horrors and strife. She's been through enough.