"...At that time, I thought I was done for and could only think that if I died, Russell, you would definitely notice the changes in the Frost Domain and could lock down the Gloomy Dreamland... Never in my wildest dreams did I expect Sonbra to rush in..."
Inside the mind.
The Ouroboros Snake, Uroboros, was recounting everything that had happened on the Snowfield.
It and the Nightmare Beast, Senbula, had unfused with Russell and were floating in mid-air, watching the development of the Warm Enclave alongside him.
After advancing to Pseudo-Dragon, when they gained control of a trickle of elemental power, both it and Senbula had learned to fly, just not that quickly.
"At that time, when the spear fell, I no longer felt fear; Sonbra's arrival allowed me to face life and death with the greatest courage. It was also then that I and Sonbra were blessed by fortune, finding the secret to ascending to Pseudo-Dragons."
Then.