The arm makes a muffled ratcheting sound, and Soldat actually almost misses a step. Recovering, they hunch into their coat more thoroughly, shooting him a little glare. The only answer to that is a succinct: "Ugh."

That's a good way to make words go away again, Sora. Still, a single moment of flaring fear and a glare is a lot better than the instant panic and scrambling away the thought used to give them.