Now that Nita's out of the way, things can burn.

What's left to animate her muscles cringes in sympathy with the vine once it's hit.

There's not just hunger and fear, now, but pain.

"Wh- whassit doing?"

She's being held back, but that's not going to stop her from trying to rearrange herself so she can see what's going on, if Aly's in danger.

If they've just substituted one person for another, here.