[ She is free to come up with a better analogy...! And luckily, he's too absorbed in fighting/singing to notice her reaction. More unfortunately, he's so absorbed in fighting/singing that he's slow to notice the vague, decaying four-legged thing that flashes over to pounce at his flank. The movement catches his eye, but he's a little too tied up in another foe to defend himself. But no matter. Noire's got his back!! He hardly reacts, still singing, trusting that she'll cover him. ]
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