[ This time she keeps her eyes open, watching in fascination as the fireballs whiz towards her before sputtering and fizzling out each time they collect with the wall that he seems to have surrounded her with. ]

Shizuo, can you feel any of that? It doesn't hurt any, does it? [ She's not picking up on anything of the sort from him, but she wants to be certain. ] It might not rend in itself, but I can do that with your help anyway, I think it's a spell we need to learn to do together. But this will give us the time to get into a position to do so.