But he's thrown a shield up as soon as the lightning strikes. An instinctive reaction, frankly. After his last brush with lightning strikes, there's no way he'd like to have another. That shield, plus the headstone, is probably invaluable. The blast puts a tremendous strain on it, but it holds.

And then... he's just boggled by what he sees. This is - like nothing he's ever experienced before. Not in the least. Maybe the shikigami crab monster? The things in the soul gourd? Maybe it was like that. A dozen theories, a hundred maybes, and he's left staring.

It - he? - Reiner? makes short work of the monsters. Which must mean this thing is extremely powerful, its size notwithstanding. They'd barely been able to dent the creatures, and he just wipes them out. Maybe he really should have removed his limiters...

The voice startles him out of his thoughts, and he jerks in place. Staring upward with too-wide eyes.

"... Yes? I... Yes, I can."