"Is that a divine shield?" Cedric asked after recognizing the emblem on the shield to be a sword with the sun behind it. "How did you obtain one of the church's artifacts?"
"I snatched it from another smith I don't like," Dain said with a grin. "As you know, the church's shields are second to none. They are known to absorb all magic attacks and reflect them in intense bursts of light."
Dain explained as she advanced toward the death-gemstone that Cedric obtained from Azikan. As she got near, the gemstone flashed as a phantom rushed out toward her. It slammed into the shield, sending Dain flying through the room and slamming into the walls.
Cedric rushed out to help her, but the half-fae was already on her feet again with a wide grin on her face. She presented the shield for Cedric to inspect, and he found that it had broken in half as if it was made of wood.
