I suppose more accurately, the gargoyle did. Paul himself was... preoccupied. Ron is quite adept himself in a fight. [He does realise what he says now is very important, so Tsukikage takes a moment, wondering what parts he's supposed to share.]

It just part of the battle, in the end. They wanted to take out a conduit. I wanted to protect Ron. It could have been worse, all things considered. Ron survived, the others did too, thankfully. So it's... fine.