"Likely not," he grumbled in reply to Esther. One skeletal hand rose to cradle his forehead and the other pushed his torso up from the floor. With his legs formed it was effortless to stand. He merely regarded the new creature. As a conduit or avatar, it was likely in its most vulnerable state in these first few moments after formation. Yet, it may still be too powerful for them to stop. Unsteadily, shod skeletal feet slid into a more robust stance and he waited for acute danger to coalesce. It would not be long now.

Quietly, he calculated the priorities. Surely a magical baby should be the first one. Liu could not claim to understand what was happening but perhaps it swapped states with Penny in some sense. Indeed the baby should be treated as a high priority, but if this thing were to grow out of control, how many more would be claimed by the cataclysm? Liu could speed the baby to safety, perhaps even to a house, but would the team live without his potential to evacuate them? Furthermore, would these folks save more people than the child here? As with all of the capable, they have equal chance to kill more than they save, that cannot be calculated here. How would he be seen if he, a monster, were to prioritize anything other than the child? Before he moved, he turned his head to the side to indicate that his attention was on Vaust.