The figure suddenly tumbling down from midair naturally caught the little ones' attention.
"Intrusion."
"It's an intruder!"
"Charge! Go! Protect the master—"
A group of fuzzballs shouted as they prepared to form up and rush forward.
Ruger was somewhat helpless and was about to stop the little things, but before he could speak, he noticed something was wrong with Varin. He sprang to his feet, his nightmare wings twitching behind him as he shot forward.
Just as he stretched out his hands to catch the falling figure, two combs suddenly flew up and blocked his path.
But in the blink of an eye, they seemed to recognize Ruger and scattered apart on their own.
Unfortunately, that brief delay meant Ruger could no longer catch Varin. Fortunately, he had already been empowering the spell model for Light Body Spell when he rose, and he successfully cast it just before Varin hit the ground, keeping her from taking too hard a fall.
Ruger unhurriedly made his way over to her.
The impact of landing had already slowly roused her. The two combs did not stop Ruger from approaching, but they still flew to her side and guarded her.
With a sharp wave of his hand, Ruger recalled the valiant Spirit Fur Knights charging toward him, along with their god, back into himself.
The two combs suddenly quivered, as though sensing the presence of those spirit furs, and became somewhat agitated.
"Mm..."
Varin struggled, her eyelids trembling as though waking up and opening her eyes were incredibly difficult tasks.
Ruger stood nearby with his arms folded, watching Varin slowly awaken yet remain unable to fully rouse herself. After a moment's thought, he raised his hand and cast Mental Boil.
When the spell descended, Varin did not wake immediately, and Ruger realized something was