Erm — a shield charm maybe? Perhaps a slowing charm? Flipendo, even?! Bragi probably could’ve defended himself if given a moment, but he was over-thinking things, and let’s face it, just needed to be rescued. Then up sprung a glowing barrier, something like a shield charm. Perhaps Bragi’s first instinct had been correct, then.

He exhaled a sigh of relief, and lowered his wand a little shakily. The thing stopped, restricted by its magical confinement. Bragi stared at it through the barrier; it looked so nightmarish. He wondered when next he’d get a good night’s sleep with this thing lurking in his mind’s eye.

”Wh-where’s the other chap?” Bragi asked suddenly, looking around. He’d been so preoccupied by the thing, he hadn’t noticed the sly man give his words of farewell and vanish into the sunset.