"God-- damn, hold on-- fuck!"

Yeah, when she bites him, he immediately lets go of her, recoiling; his staff is in his hand as soon as she's off of him, pointed squarely at her.

... And then it registers, and he recognizes her voice, and he doesn't know her name, but he definitely knows who she is.

"... hey, wait a second, aren't you that, uh... you got stabbed during the ritual and all that." A pause. "Why were you on my head?"