Ivan yelped and jerked back in shock as the woman appeared out of nowhere. He might not have recognized the name, but he knew the face, which just made it even more surprising. What in the-?!!

It actually took him a few seconds to realize what had happened. She'd just come out of thin air and stabbed Laharl in the back! "Laharl!" he shouted, unconsciously tightening his grip on his staff - and loosening it on his Psynergy.

But - nothing. He didn't sense anything out of Larxene, just like when - when the silver ghosts, the Nobodies, had attacked him and Bloo... The apprehension of that was what kept him from acting any further right this instant.

What the...