Things were happening very quickly. Odd things. In only a moment she felt much better--magic or the work of gods, but nothing she had seen before. The god was still there, but it seemed the new boy who had appeared had done it. She tilted her head, examining him. He did not have the feel of the supernatural, not like Hanyuu and the god that was shielding them.

It was all very confusing, but Rika did know she was being aided. "Thank you," she told the boy. "And thank you as well," she said, addressing the god.