"Ah, I should have been more specific, I apologize," Aibhalien said. "By 'defenses' I was speaking of more specific, more general, or more broad defenses, rather that physical barriers. I suppose such things would prove burdensome to an extremely mobile form of combat unless anchored to you, though, so I was curious if a lack of specific denials was due to the style of fighting, or of magic."

Aibghalien's got that same tone, Negi. "And you certainly have a point, I've found the most effective spells I know to number among the most common as well."