Vash might not have been able to stop Saber’s initial attack, but, at the very least, he was able to offset her finishing blow. Tackling into her, he managed to get her away from the dragon before her final attack went through, and her blade stopped glowing as the two of them tumbled to the ground. Much to his dismay, though, it wasn’t enough to save the creature. He watched sadly as the beast bleed out profusely, defeated by everyone’s combined attacks. Vash’s heart sank as the dragon let out its dying cry. 

Before Vash could say anything in response, however, a pillar of light engulfed the group as the first trial had been cleared, and they all returned to the city. Vash took a few deep breaths as an unusual sensation came over him — as even his mental fatigue seemed to be washed away by the return to the City, a sense of calm and focus coming over him as he took a moment to observe the room they’d landed in. Apparently an armory of some kind — stocked with all sorts of weapons, many of which reminded him of the dragon they’d just slain, in both its forms. Most of them didn’t interest him, but, glancing over at the more miscellaneous supplies, he did spot some bullets that could be useful. The exposition that flashed in front of his eyes confirmed that he’d be able to re-load his gun later. 

Before he could even think about heading over there, though, Saber confronted him. Vash’s eyes narrowed at her and he crossed her arms. “I didn’t want you to kill it.” he told Saber, glaring at Archer and his snarky remark as he refused to dignify it with a verbal response. “It was weak enough that we didn’t need to. I think I even saw it try to retreat at one point! We could’ve subdued it without finishing it off.” he told her. “Of course, I know that it still died even without your final blow — and there’s nothing we can do about it now, obviously.” he continued, glancing at the room around them. “But I still had to [i]try[/i] to save the thing.” he said, eyes locking onto Saber again. “No one has the right to take the life of another.”