Steven reaches back. It's dazed, but it's there! Yuya grins wide, nodding enthusiastically as he takes a step closer. "Steven--"

And then the Rose Queen moves and Yuya stops, his gaze snapping just to the side. All that joy drains immediately and he pails as the thorns come at him.

He throws himself backwards, crouching down and covering his head as he summons his shield, pouring as much focus as he can into it to try and deflect them. He went through this once with Steven, and he doesn't anticipate being able to outrun them.