Sophia, Jenina, and others were stunned by Launcelot's action. He has separated them from Zed by a cocoon. They couldn't even see what was going inside.
When Launcelot shot out the layers of threads, they were startled and jumped back. Only later on did they realized it wasn't attacked but to form a cocoon.
"Miss, don't try to break it, otherwise a stray attack might harm Zed," Aileen stopped Sophia.
"But..." Sophia wanted to help the kind youth who has helped her.
Aileen could understand her intentions. Even she felt a kind and respectful youth like Zed were far too rare in existence.
"Miss, he shouldn't be very weak, at least he should be strong enough to survive," Aileen said while glancing at Ashlyn. "In the meantime, I would think of a way to break the cocoon without harming Zed."
Ashlyn didn't take any action. After recalling his recent fight, she didn't think he was so weak that he could be defeated so easily.