Just seconds ago, he was looking at her with cold eyes like she was a criminal he intended to take into custody, yet he had risked his own safety to keep her alive…? Though now that she could see the result of the attack, she doubted he'd really been in danger anyway. He had somehow survived such a close-range hit without any visible shields.
Somatic Transmutation, maybe? she thought.
Back in the Soul Sanctum, she had read that Transcendent fragment bearers could weave their concepts into their own bodies for permanent enhancement effects. The theory was that the smaller the body part, the more focused and powerful the effect became. She had been looking to learn this technique herself.
It was possible that Elias had weaved some version of his restriction magic into his own flesh and bones. Which meant that he hadn't really risked anything at all — not to say that took anything away from the fact that he had saved her decisively.
