When Cehd'ra is pulled away and pushes him away at the same time, He Ming is almost knocked off-balance in surprise. He shouts for him, grabs after his arm, and fails to even grasp his wrist as he's lifted off the floor.

"Cehd'ra—" Calling out, He Ming keeps trying to reach for him even as his feet leave the ground. Struggling in the grip of the strange creature's appendages, he realizes quickly that its strength is much greater than his own. "I can't get to you!"

The tentacles around Cehd'ra's leg squirm up higher, wrapping around his knee and thigh. The wetness of it starts to soak through his clothes immediately. Another appendage comes to curl around his shoulders and neck.