"Just my pride," he replies flatly, tossing the piece of wood aside. Well, warping worked? So far, so good, right? Maybe he can pull something from the Armiger too?

He's about to do just that when another pair of tentacles come flailing in their direction-

"Look out!"

In one swift movement, Noctis tackles his rescuer sending the both of them to the deck just as one of the monster's limbs comes crashing through the spot where the other man had been standing. In the next instant, he's rolled off of the other man and is on his feet, a spectral sword in hand parrying and holding the second tentacle at bay.