"Ugh, fuck, that was stupid," Mindy groaned, barely able to walk in place. "What you did and what I did was stupid. I'm so glad your body is so fucking supple, or we would be dead right now. Thanks dude. I'm really sorry I almost killed you."

It sounded more than genuine: Mindy actually sounded close to tears. While she would usually never be this way, this stupid stunt had almost killed the both of the, and the idea of Ruffnut dying, even if the Overlord could bring her back, was fucking unbearable.

And that sucked hard enough she didn't mind leaving that thought open for Ruff to process.

"I'm good, thanks to you. Fuck man, let me get us up." She rose slowly, gingerly, wincing at every step. "BALLS."