Her unhesitating confidence takes Kalim by surprise; he doesn't react fast enough to get between her and the monster, only managing to rush in the moment after she's tossed away to swing the heavy end of his staff down on the monster's armoured carapace. In combination with his Mirage Flare, that sends it reeling for long enough for him to rush over to Natalia, but...

"Whoah, wait, what...?"