[Laughs quietly.] Do you need rescuing? This coming from a woman who moments before suggested she wants to provoke my wrath?

[He flies into the area and kicks some snakes out of the way, as he looks for an easier means to clear them. The Malnosso said it didn't require killing, so there must be something other than a phoenix threatening to curbstomp them into oblivion to make them scram. He switches back into hybrid -- this time half with wings -- and he crushes a hissing one beneath large claws.]

Let's just say I've come to join in the fun~

[Though he does indeed want to "rescue" her, he's not quite so delusional as to think she needs it, so much as that she's willing to allow his aid for convenience's sake.]