That called for testing. Raine ignored her staff, reasoning she wanted the least possible power. Her fingertips began to glow; a circle of white light in complex, angular shapes spun under her. "Photon."

Golden light glowed, swirled, and-- rebounded, too quickly for Raine to do anything about it. She took the brunt of her own spell, gritting her teeth through the worst of it. "Definitely not halved," she said shortly. "But I'm not about to try it again to be sure. Damn."

After another moment to catch her breath, Raine turned fully to her companion, thoughtful. "Physical force is roughly halved, but magical force is -- perhaps -- increased. Not something I care to test much more. What would you make of it?" She did have some ideas, but a fresh perspective was always good.