Subaru startles to a stop when the blade impacts flesh in the blink of an eye — the birds were probably a surprise, yes, but so is this. His would-be attacker stumbles off of him with a breathy gurgle and into the waiting grasp of the ship's crew; if he doesn't die quickly, he'll be interrogated. Iron scents the air and Subaru reaches out with one arm to steady the boy at his side, the other crossing in front of him with a talisman to draw a shimmering ward against the first man to attack. It'll do for this split second where the shock is still new. With the other man kept at bay, Subaru doesn't avert his gaze from him, though his attention is torn and elsewhere. ]
...thank you. [ Heavily, but sincere. ] Are you alright?
i'm sleepy but not enough
Subaru startles to a stop when the blade impacts flesh in the blink of an eye — the birds were probably a surprise, yes, but so is this. His would-be attacker stumbles off of him with a breathy gurgle and into the waiting grasp of the ship's crew; if he doesn't die quickly, he'll be interrogated. Iron scents the air and Subaru reaches out with one arm to steady the boy at his side, the other crossing in front of him with a talisman to draw a shimmering ward against the first man to attack. It'll do for this split second where the shock is still new. With the other man kept at bay, Subaru doesn't avert his gaze from him, though his attention is torn and elsewhere. ]
...thank you. [ Heavily, but sincere. ] Are you alright?