[ Luckily for Haru, Dorian is not the type to betray a helping hand so quickly, and as he moves a pace or two back, he manages to draw in a few much needed breaths. [

I'm fine. Thank you for the timely rescue.

[ Unluckily for Haru, Dorian has a terrible sense of appropriate timing, and he stares, fascinated, at the glowing figure, standing before the young man. ]

Is that a spirit? I've never seen one take a form quite like that. Is he bound to your will? It almost seems protective--

[ escaping? what's that? can you eat it? ]