The shout threw him off, making him land in a heap on the ground at the mercy of the beasts. He was not about to have that, however, and with a spinning kick, he knocked quite a few of them off-balance. That gave him enough leverage to start firing away at them, as well.

Of course, he was not about to fully disregard the woman who caused this little blunder in the first place. Shadow gave a snarl, a general one, but partially aimed in her direction.

"Does it matter?" He wasn't about to give this girl any special attention. It was pointless, really. He was, however, not about to go without warning her not to do that again.