[Caren, it is possible that you are the one who needs the leash. It is a war of domination but also a war of independence, which Nora keeps fighting even when he knows he's lost. So even though he's effectively immobilized and in the midst of the skirmish known as First Kiss, What The Fuck Is This Shit, I Want My Mouth Back, he still gives as good as he gets.

Which means... blood mana exchange is happening (for the second time since he arrived, what's wrong with his life here), and Nora -- while he pauses for a moment in confusion since who even does that, what is going on with this human literally -- just ends up biting back again because he ain't gonna lose(?!).

And okay, he knows what's going on in theory but like. Seriously, what kind of doom is this, how does he get a return ticket on this ride!!]