The cat
The reason why the gods lost interest in Varine and the others was simple. Because their blessing was already removed from them, and they even stood with Zick, helping him here and there.
Well, the whole connection had not been broken, but still, the gods had no intention to refill the power within the remaining blessing in these people.
'....Should I discard this plan?' Zick considered while looking at the dark domain before him.
The sun god most probably laid this trap, hoping Zick would come to take the people here personally. And it was just like Velveric predicted too, Zick fell easily into this trap.
'It must have been a coincidence that I met that woman, but this still shows that I am not good enough.'
Zick did not consider himself to be perfect, there could have been a better way of overcoming that battle, without any fight. In the process, he lost one of his chances to use desirescape too.