"Sounds like a good deal," Ren hums with a nod. "Being able to protect our big hitters is a valuable tool..."

Rangda has Taunting Aura, on his end, but... he's not nearly as durable as a vampire. Even if he's still quite durable with the right Personas equipped. Something to think about.

He's still hanging in the air with Maria, just high enough that he can't just jump down. He tilts his head, eyes narrowed in concentration-

-and with a blue blaze, Maria makes way fro Raoul once more, who catches him mid-fall, and delivers him back to the safe ground as well.

"Man," he sighs, "keeping a Persona out like that is draining, but we can't afford not to, if Ken's to be believed."

And believe Ken he does. From what he's seen during training...