Quote Originally Posted by El Barto View Post
I somehow cannot read the post I quoted as being an attempt at distancing. Manasi was too busy defending herself to defend her companions, and I also do not think she'd that brazenly single out a partner.

So, yes, the spew is probably in Autolycus' favour.
Yeah, I think she was desperately trying to get someone else to swing at that point, and he was just the easiest one to go after.