Meridia glares at him. "They're likely already dead, and almost certainly will be, even if I could return on your time table"<br/><br/>The black furred sphinx, more versed in the arts of close combat, suggests that an easier method of protection would be to apply a temporary enchantment to a shield, transforming it into a larger bubble of protection. While it doesn't provide the all-around protection of the spells Blossom is teaching him, it's significantly less draining, and more potent, at the cost of having to carry and use a shield to catch any attacks.