"Oh, I wouldn't necessarily say that. You wouldn't believe how many defensive spells a wizard is capable of casting." Aibghalien actually grimaced a little, remembering the time a helicopter had crashed onto him and been dissolved into light as a side-effect of one of his protections. That had really hurt, at the time.

He made a few passes and spoke a word or two, then looked back to Ed. "Try commanding it, we'll see if I did this properly."