A bubble that happens to include Ellis, whose movements had been fortuitously guided backwards in response to the Terror demon. It means he can retreat further back when Wysteria shouts, but the presence of archers—

"We need to close this and go," is a reluctant observation. Either those soldiers are interested and the rift, and must be denied, or they're interested in any of the shardbearers on hand, and must absolutely be denied.

His off hand comes to Wysteria's shoulder briefly, though the look he shoots at Adrasteia communicates the exact gravity of the situation: caught between Terror demons and Venatori is no place for them to stay.