[Yenyoji goes stiff as she takes in this sight, barely hearing Shallan affirming him as her companion. She's reeling from being so caught off-guard.]
[Within her, her instinct and will to battle the darkness churns, but without any focus, she cannot channel her enormous magical will to send this "demon" away with her flames or her ice.]
[Still, the instinct to protect and fight is too well-honed within her by now, and can't be readily countered for polite company. Without her magic, she does the next best thing.]
[Yenyoji grabs a makeshift wand, jumps up, and smacks at Pattern with it.]