"Holy shit!"  Drake does a double-take at the... stone-rash, then manages to focus on the task at hand.  Shaking the thing off, he casts another spell, this one defensive in nature.  As he completes the chant, his hand again turns silver and scaled, the final somatic gesture becoming a deadly swipe at his attacker.<br/><br/>OOC:  Defensively cast<em>Shield,</em>swift action claw attack.  Don't forget the<em>Bull's Strength.</em>