As it was a hostile scenario, Ssarak had been listening for the thoughts of others, so it came as a definite surprise when he heard the soft voice of Lyn in his mind. He glanced down to see that it was indeed her. How and why she got here was beyond him, but he had no time to question, only act. He followed his instincts and listened to the little girl, pulling with all of his considerable might to bring the rope closer to the pole it had formerly been tied to. With the wagon weighing down the bridge, it was far from an easy task, but inch by inch, they brought it close enough for Lyn to secure it around the post. 

Ssarak nearly collapsed from his excision, so he was not the first to see that Lyn was still in danger. Meirin, however, saw that she was in need and ran to grab her. Unfortunately, the other side of the bridge burned to the point that the ropes on the far side snapped, collapsing it anyway. In desperation, Meirin tossed Lyn to safety, but was unable to save herself. By this point, Ssarak had recovered enough to act, and act he did. Lyn might have received a scratch or two from the impact, but she was otherwise fine. Instead, he jumped off down after Meirin. 

"Protect Lyn!" Ssarak shouted as he dove after Meirin. He had to speed his descent to catch up with Meirin, and while that did allow him to grab a hold of her, it also meant he was going too fast, and carrying too much weight to pull up in time. In the instant he had to react after grabbing her, he spread his wings both to slow them down, and to do his best to level off. They did start flying level to some extent, but they still had enough downward momentum that they were going to hit the bottom. If there was one thing he had learned from years of playing his favorite sports back in his village, however, it was how to crash. Seeing that it wouldn't be good to land in the water, Ssarak guided them towards the rocky edge of the river, then gave his wings one strong flap before rolling onto his back and wrapping his wings around Meirin, who he was holding close to his chest. Landing this way would keep him from crushing Meirin, and minimize damage to his wings. 

Ssarak hit the ground hard with his back, but not nearly as bad as they would have if they had hit straight on. Ssarak had the wind knocked out of his lungs and was generally in pain across most of his torso, but he was alive. He would have to check to see if anything was broken, but for all intents and purposes, he was fine. Once he was able to breathe again, he unfurled his wings and Looked down at Meirin in his arms. His body would have served to cushion the fall for her, so she wasn't likely to have felt the full force of the impact. "Are you alright?" He asked in a slightly pained tone.