For Liora, releasing now meant Ren wouldn't be in position, wouldn't have any blessed water ready and wouldn't have the timing advantage he'd assumed was his.
It seemed both had the same adventurous idea about not waiting until the last possible moment to act.
But Liora was even more extreme than Ren when it came to risking impossible timings, willing to damage her own beast a lot if it meant gaining advantage of fractions of seconds that would determine the outcome.
It was madness Ren recognized with some admiration and also genuine concern for Liora's bond pain. That had to hurt...
Yet the tables had turned as she wanted.
The wood and earth that had been under the wolverine's control and distributed around its hidden underground position turned against it instantly.
