And that's when someone else grabs her arm, and jerks Ciri out of her focus on Jo in a way that feels unnecessarily harsh (it doesn't matter that the touch wasn't rough at all, not when it's pulling her away). Instantly, instinctively, she wrests free of the grip and puts distance between them, placing herself in front of Jo with hands up and teeth bared.

She hasn't been able to get her sword to manifest properly. But if it's needed, she might be able to manage something fairly sharp.