Haraldur saw this, and acted a split second before the first could hit.
He split into 4, the two Haraldurs, Ragnar, and the staff, which warped into the shape similar to Ragnar.
The fireballs went through the middle of them. Then they reformed, leaving Ragnar as the outside image.
"Oh, indeed..."
Haraldur fired a grey orb at the ship, which hit, releasing a cloud of knockout gas.
He then formed a shield around himself, which would survive a few hits before being destroyed.
"Spoiling the fun already? I wanted to explain my feud with the Dark Empire, if you would be so kind..."
//Treat the shield as an NPC, which can withstand around 10 (give or take) average hits, and fewer powerful hits.//