[There's a pause before he responds. He's already at his desk, scribbling on scratch paper, and his brush hovers over the sheet as he tries to work out what kind of application to use for that. It's not as if he can place a talisman on his opponent's weapon mid battle. It has to be something applied quickly.]
How about something you could intentionally allow to be pierced with your opponent's weapon? What could you reasonably make a target in battle? Something small enough not to cause you problems but large enough to take a hit?
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How about something you could intentionally allow to be pierced with your opponent's weapon? What could you reasonably make a target in battle? Something small enough not to cause you problems but large enough to take a hit?