At the end of the rainbow

Although she had clearly started him, Nebula visibly jumped when Meteor snarled at her. Every bone in her body wanted to run, fearing the worst that he was going to chase her down and return her to the kingdom to be married to that snake. Weren't they friends? Didn't he know how much she hated living there, forced into rules she didn't understand or believe in, and made to marry a man that was no good for her, let alone the kingdom? She was about to make a run for it after her moment frozen in fear, but his features changed and he spoke gentler than his reaction before would have suggested.

She relaxed, but only just a bit, and allowed herself to breathe again. "It is.... really me." She swallowed a hard lump she'd developed, though the tone of her voice suggested uncertainty and a bit of fear. She wanted to run forward and embrace her best friend, but she knew why he was here and even though she wanted to, she couldn't trust that he wouldn't do exactly as he was told to.
"Speech"