[ What intervenes between the man with the sword and his quarry is not gunfire or the clash of swords but — birds? In a wild flutter of wings, the conjured flock slams into the intruder like beams of light and energy, knocking him back on the heels of his feet. The sword falters for a second, and Subaru rears back, readying to volley again. ]
Get away from him!
[ That's signal enough; the deck of the Pariah begins to stir now that the echoes of the scuffle have reached its crew. Subaru seems calm enough, but his gesture at Tenn comes harried. Here, this way. ]
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Get away from him!
[ That's signal enough; the deck of the Pariah begins to stir now that the echoes of the scuffle have reached its crew. Subaru seems calm enough, but his gesture at Tenn comes harried. Here, this way. ]