[ She sinks to her knees, and he is quick to follow β he would have, even if their joined hands didn't more or less necessitate him staying by her side. The rules of his domain are not so imprecise that she would be in danger of being hit if he wasn't holding onto her, especially when he isn't aiming to hit any other targets. Still, this is a situation he will take absolutely no risk in. After all, he's only pulled civilians into Unlimited Void once before.
Quickly, his free hand is reaching for her chin, urging her to tip it up to he can get a better look at her neck, to see if the shadow's attack left any mark or injury behind. ]
...Yeah. I'm back. Sorry I took my sweet time and kept you waiting.
[ He shouldn't have. None of it should have happened, and yet, here they are, within the confines of his ultimate technique, simply because he was so fed up with being so beside himself that his frustration left little other recourse. It was absolutely overkill, to employ something so powerful for the purpose of ridding them of a shadow, yet it was a decisive and effective action. Like cutting a thread with a saw.
And if nothing else, maybe the captivating otherworldliness of the void will be enough to distract her away from...you know. The everything that just happened. ]
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Quickly, his free hand is reaching for her chin, urging her to tip it up to he can get a better look at her neck, to see if the shadow's attack left any mark or injury behind. ]
...Yeah. I'm back. Sorry I took my sweet time and kept you waiting.
[ He shouldn't have. None of it should have happened, and yet, here they are, within the confines of his ultimate technique, simply because he was so fed up with being so beside himself that his frustration left little other recourse. It was absolutely overkill, to employ something so powerful for the purpose of ridding them of a shadow, yet it was a decisive and effective action. Like cutting a thread with a saw.
And if nothing else, maybe the captivating otherworldliness of the void will be enough to distract her away from...you know. The everything that just happened. ]