The explosion was a small one; as far as explosions went, the defenders had seen worse. That said, it was still big enough to blast both the ranger and her opponent apart with deadly force. Before he knew it, Ichigo was scrambling over the wall and falling fast to the ground below. Had Echo not cast feather fall the catton cleric, he probably would have broken both ankles on landing. As it was, he landed softly, his feet touching down with barely a sound.
Mecenades, having had a similar reaction, landed gently on the patchy snow-strewn ground beside the cleric - though she was rushing toward Pita rather than Elise. Ichigo’s jaw was clenched so tight as he knelt down beside the charred ranger’s limp body that he thought he might rupture a tendon. Then, Mercenades started wailing, and he h
