When fighting with his Tribe, Serph would loosen his control over Varuna and allow the demon to roar and bellow in victory before tearing into still-warm flesh of their fallen opponents. But Ren is still new here and there are few amongst the Convoy's population who know of his demon's needs, so he keeps Varuna reined in, quietly efficient as he cuts a bloody swathe through the monsters in contrast to Ren's own bellowed summons, no less effective with his knife and (Serph's certain) Persona.

Though Serph mostly employs the blades in his arms, occasionally he makes use of ice magic to control the swarm of monsters, either by slowing those close to him with freezing breath or creating pillars of ice to delay other monsters' approach while Ren finishes their current prey.

It's only when the flow of monsters stops that Serph reverts back to his winged human self, his clothes thankfully shifting with him, his halter top and slacks strangely prisine considering all the fighting.

"You've fought many battles before," Serph observes. In an oblique way, it's a good work that he would never think to actually say. "Is Arsène a Persona?"