...Well, it's not like Ondorus is any less startled and terrified; if Armin were any taller, he'd probably be clinging too. As it is, he just...goes rigid and puts his hands on Armin's head in a gesture that might have been soothing if he clearly wasn't freaking out all the same. Star's clinging to Ondorus' head also intensifies. Panicked group hug all around, here.

With Ondorus' Ralts trying to sense nearby emotion (...over the kernel of terror going on here) and him getting images of what she's sensing via his contact telepathy, they may be able to sense presences if they aren't too far away. Anything to see yet?