[Even as he can see the logic of what Ange is doing, there's no way Dan would rather someone else take a hit for him, especially not a kid. But he can't react fast enough to block the kuragisama from aiming for her, nor can he justify taking the hit himself when it'll bring them both down.
All he can do is try and turn the horse on a dime, which the horse does not like, and hope they just barely avoid the blow.]
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[Even as he can see the logic of what Ange is doing, there's no way Dan would rather someone else take a hit for him, especially not a kid. But he can't react fast enough to block the kuragisama from aiming for her, nor can he justify taking the hit himself when it'll bring them both down.
All he can do is try and turn the horse on a dime, which the horse does not like, and hope they just barely avoid the blow.]