<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">Lucian smiled, then moved over to him. <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff">“You are right of course, but some people can see a spell once and learn it. I wanted to see how you would do. So, the easiest place to start a shield is to make a ball.”</span> He walked behind Alexi and put his hands over his eyes, whispering in his ear. <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff">“Imagine that you magic is a shell around us. Focus on making that a reality, just a simple ball, thin as eggshell.”</span></span>