"Let me put it this way," Signum says, touching the pendant on her neck and, suddenly, holding a longsword. She doesn't bother transforming into her armor, though. With another thought of focus and the feeling of mana flowing through her, the sword's blade blazes with obviously-magical flames. "Shiden Issen!"

"This is Laevatein outside an AMF," she says. "There are a few other spells and tricks we can manage, but this is our 'root' technique, so to speak."

With a relaxation of willpower, the flames disappear. "This is Laevatein inside an AMF. Still a sword, but we can't cast spells."