Shoal grits his teeth and glares at the champion as she departs. Never had he felt so weak and powerless and it made him burn inside at the thought of being so summarily dismissed as "pathetic". Plus something about how she placed her hand on Ciel's shoulder elicited a response out of him he wasn't sure how to quantify. The darkness within him wells up, eager to be unleashed in response to this sudden well of emotions. Before he realizes it, he's already calling upon it to shadow jaunt to her location. However, he wrests control of his emotions before he goes through with his crazy plan. What would confronting her even accomplish? Even as angry as he is, he is able to realize that he'd be no match for her. At that thought, the darkness wells up once again, though not as strong as before. As his body recovers he channels the darkness into his dark aura technique so that it doesn't overwhelm him. By the time he's able to stand, his aura has cooled and receded to a barely visible shadowy outline around his body. He takes a deep breath and dismisses the aura entirely. Nearby, Aurora expresses her dissatisfaction with the situation. Shoal just crosses his arms and tries to get himself calm again, sparing a glance at Ciel to make sure she's recovered as well.