As John passed by her, Cortana offered him a reassuring smile before slipping into rank before him and behind the priestess At Kanda's warnings she brought her head down, her staff glowing for a brief moment as her tracking spell took place. She almost came into a complete stop as it became clear.

"W-We're surrounded! Ten... n-no, twenty! There's so many and they're approaching!" They weren't coming up fast, at least not until she made a comment about it.

"Brace yourselves!"