Hmn. See, if I was a stickler for rules, I could simply point out that you've been alternating casts first, now you cast and maintain without noting a difference in the description, so the misunderstanding is reasonable, but I do not feel like arguing things about, sooo...<br/><br/>I'm just gonna say you need time to identify a spell, you communicated with allys, all non-silently and no one attempted to deal with the guard. Eventually you're bound to shake the deepest sleeper up.<br/><br/>As for the pirate being protected by magic, nope, it was on the tunnel:<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">notices a circle of weak, likely defensive abjuration magic, invisible to the naked eye decorating the tunnel ahead.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>but if there are any uncertanties in the future feel free to ask me.