"Capture, nothing. I would have settled for it leaving us alone."

Merry may be staring at her dashing rescuer in awe, among other things. It's a good thing her blushing is subtle.

"I'd ask how on Earth you did that, but it's increasingly clear we aren't on Earth at all," she says, holstering her pistol - and then cinching a blue and silver sash, to conceal the holster.