Shocked surprise practically radiated not just from Dust, but from his two swords as well. What.

Then a particularly nasty-looking shrub lunged for him and he forgot to be baffled, and instead proved that he was a terrible person to stand back-to-back with in a duel. Ahrah cut a huge sweep through the air as he darted forward, nearly clipping Isabel as he spun to cut it through another huge blow. The bush practically exploded as he stepped forward through it.

"Let's get back to the path!"