Valdana can't help but scream when he seizes her by the hair and hauls her up, the same way she's done so many times to Devero. Tears streak her face and her eyes are wide and shocky as they meet Koumyou's.

It's his tone of voice that's the scariest, she realizes dimly as she claws at his hand in her hair with both of his. He could be talking to her about the week's upcoming menu in the c-kitchen, he's so casual. It's terrifying.

She's able to remain on her feet when he bends her backwards so effortlessly, but barely. "I-- I--" she gasps, her mind racing to find a way to talk herself out of this. She can talk herself out of anything, can't she?

Well, he's fixated on Devero. Start there. "He was-- trained--" she forces out, fighting for each word. "Guard-- dangerous. Made him dangerous!"