Before speaking, the warrior woman throws her body against the door with Black Dougal, helping to hold the tide back for now. But even as her shoulder hits the shuddering wood, she speaks:
"I say fight 'em. Here, half us on one side o' th' door an' half on th' other. They gotta come through one at a time; don't got much choice, do they? They come through, one at a time, an' we kill 'em one at a time. Easy peasy boys. Let's do this," Zaivie says enthusiastically. It's clear that whatever this crazy girl is afraid of or has a phobia about, it isn't giant rats apparently.