Sina, naturally, doesn't react. She's barely aware of what's happening, too busy drowning on dry land. Between her abnormally racing heart and her useless lungs, her chest feels like it will explode, and her mind contains nothing but wordless panic.

The despair demon is alarmed by being crashed into, and it whirls on Nahariel right as Adelaide throws up her barrier. It shrieks, blasting the three with frigid air, all of which is blessedly shielded, as it vaults itself away from them and into the fray with the others.