*...it probably says quite a bit about Geddoe that this isn't even the strangest thing he's ever seen. In any case he quickly surveys his surroundings, eye and ears open, paying attention to every word spoken even as his gaze seems focused on anything but*

.......

*it all lends itself to far more questions than answers, but now clearly isn't the time to ask. Instead he just draws his sword and starts moving, skirting as close to (and possibly beyond, if he can) the edges of the protected space--ostensibly to look for any of the hypothetical wounded that might be out there, but more to get a better idea of what's going on. He's not seeking any fights, though he's prepared should one find him anyway*