The only warning she gets is the way that Hinnom tenses, head tilting like ze's listening to someone talk, and then goes still. Combat training is what makes Marduk duck, and she's grateful for it when the booted foot goes over her head and straight into Pheres's, instead.

Grateful, and appalled.

"Hinnom!" she hisses, flushing. "Pheres - are you alright?"