Whatever Banru had been expecting, it certainly hadn't been that, and he quickly let go of Morana, clapping his hands over his ears in an attempt to drown out the maddening sound. The surprise that was evident on his face quickly gave way to fury, and if he had been able to move, he would have torn the girl limb from limb.
Falling for such basic tricks. Am I losing my touch? the immortal pondered, gritting his teeth. There was no way that he'd be able to stop Morana from running, he wouldn't be able to summon up the concentration needed to preform magic without any seals with that damn scream jumbling up his thoughts.