Defense is a countermeasure against an attack, mind you — you're not attacking, are you? [ he lacks magic so it'd be a suitable accommodation, using words — although break's completely aware that he's not, and is simply twisting those words around to see how the boy thinks because break is an upstanding gent, clearly. ]

Is it not a very critical matter, or is Vatheon simply full of aplenty generous types with those sort of abilities?