The Silver Pact
"The physical shields hold against ground pressure, but when we layer magical wards over iron, the elemental resonance fractures the perimeter. The two magic types are fighting each other instead of merging."
"It’s a frequency mismatch," I explained, joining them on the flagstone floor. "Ironclaw shadow magic is dense, grounded, and designed to absorb kinetic impact. Silverfang royal wildfire is radiant, high-velocity, and projects outward. If you layer them sequentially, the light shatters the shadow."
Gideon stepped into the center ring beside me, pulling a heavy iron tower shield from a nearby weapons rack and planting it firmly into the stone floor with a resounding thud.
"Form up!" Gide