Another bolt of magic flew straight towards Alya, the dark purple bolt energy quickly whizzing towards her. She struck downwards at the magical bolt with the front of her staff as it approached, akin to someone swatting a fly out of the air. As the staff hit the bolt the staff's runes briefly glowed a more intense shade of blue as the bolt was deflected down into the green grass; the area where the magical bolt quickly drained of color as the grass withered.

Alya let herself have a brief smile at her progress as she brought the grass back to life as she had done countless times already this day. She stood in a small clearing surrounded by several trees not too far from the group's house. She had been spending the past few days here working on applying reflection spells to a magical barrier. She knew it was one thing to block and absorb a magical attack, but being able to redirect spells was quite a bit more complex; usually it required proper timing and being quick to cast. Being able to incorporate this to a magical barrier would be very beneficial to the combat effectiveness of herself and her allies.

The sound of an owl hooting pulled Alya away from her thoughts; it was getting late. She quickly dispelled the rune she had placed on a nearby tree which was what she had been using to launch the magical attacks at herself then began to walk back towards the house, her staff disappearing back to her mana-inventory as she reached the small trail leading back to the group's secluded hideout. [color=89e9f0]"It shouldn't take more than a minute or so to get back." [/color] She mumbled to herself.