[Isabela grits her teeth, considering. They could almost certainly take a horde of these things, and if all else failed, she could call out her own Aegislash to boss them around, but maybe it was better to roll with it.]

They're probably protecting a nest. Which raises a lot of questions, actually, considering they're swords.

[Vivillon and the fake Vivillon hover protectively, but don't engage the Honedges. ]

Well, we were going upstairs anyway, right?