Squall looked not frightened, but very much concerned when the demonic presence spoke its name. When he heard Nathan taunts, he looked towards him sternly, "Nathan, you do not understand the gravity of this situation. When this demon-like thing stated devours everything, he was being literal. The only thing saving us is that he acting through a vessel and isn't here in person. If you want the best possible way to stop this abomination and the best chance of leaving Meira uninjured, we will need to break the link between the two. It will not be easy, and does has some risk but it is our best chance without more information." he said to Nathan and the surrounding people, and the muttered to himself, still audibly as though thinking out loud while also half talking to everyone else, "If only I know how these two became linked, or even by the means that they are linked. "