(I think this reply got on the wrong post.)
Ah, I got it! The “in Harm’s way” is why you take Harm no matter what you roll.
It still seems strange to me, with the Aegis of Valor move as written, that I could protect someone from danger that doesn’t threaten to harm them, but I still need to take harm myself. Also: on a 6-, the person I’m protecting takes harm anyways, which, as written, makes me think that there was harm about to “befall them” before I jumped in.
I’m having trouble thinking of any situation where the move would make sense, where the person I’m defending isn’t in harm’s way. Do you have a situation in mind? Maybe that could help me figure out why the move trigger is confusing to me. Thanks! :)