It's his first thought. Well- his first thought is appreciation for the obvious power in Dorian's entrance. That boom before Dorian forces his way in, the fire. But that part happens in the background of his mind, automatic. The kind of thing that doesn't really count as a thought so much as a reaction.
His second thought is about swinging his axe at the nearest genlock's knees, about the need to angle the hit so the thing falls back from Dorian, instead of toward him. "You need distance!" he shouts, not daring to look up at Dorian again because his range of vision's shitty enough right now as it is, but knowing too well what he saw. "Your mask!" Not that Dorian doesn't know he doesn't have that little piece of protection on him any more. There's no way he doesn't know. But it feels important, right now, to remind him.
Better chance that Dorian will back away if the Bull backs away too. Not something he'd do normally - the right move is still to try and bottle the darkspawn, however many or few there are, up at the doorway - but it's not like he's going to be able to help with that, not like this, so he starts pulling himself backward, glancing around to make sure the path from him to the wall is clear. If he can get his back to a wall again, that won't be nothing.
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It's his first thought. Well- his first thought is appreciation for the obvious power in Dorian's entrance. That boom before Dorian forces his way in, the fire. But that part happens in the background of his mind, automatic. The kind of thing that doesn't really count as a thought so much as a reaction.
His second thought is about swinging his axe at the nearest genlock's knees, about the need to angle the hit so the thing falls back from Dorian, instead of toward him. "You need distance!" he shouts, not daring to look up at Dorian again because his range of vision's shitty enough right now as it is, but knowing too well what he saw. "Your mask!" Not that Dorian doesn't know he doesn't have that little piece of protection on him any more. There's no way he doesn't know. But it feels important, right now, to remind him.
Better chance that Dorian will back away if the Bull backs away too. Not something he'd do normally - the right move is still to try and bottle the darkspawn, however many or few there are, up at the doorway - but it's not like he's going to be able to help with that, not like this, so he starts pulling himself backward, glancing around to make sure the path from him to the wall is clear. If he can get his back to a wall again, that won't be nothing.