"It may not be an issue if they are big, but I don't know that." She's a medical professional, but psychology is so not her field, and from what she's seen these kinds of violent flashbacks are fairly hard to predict, anyway. You can figure out patterns and things that are more or less likely to cause trouble, but in the end it differs between days and sometimes minutes.

"...Don't tell her to not speak or be quiet. Or try to be as gentle as possible about it if you have to." It's another one of those that may or may not be an issue. "...Not that it should be necessary." Lottie is a quiet child, anyway. Probably unsurprising for a Darkling. "I think she's decided that you are nice and normal and safe, so that'll help you with not ...startling her."