[It may be that way on Jamie's end, but he's also had more than enough experience in battle to realize that chances were it was something that Martel had done in the name of keeping the fighters alive so they could close the rift rather than out of any personal desire to help him out. He can accept that well enough, and shrugs absently.]

Aye, well, I'm not con-conver...I'm not what you said I was. There's not magic in our world, except in stories. But I've had protective barrier things put on enough times by now that I know what they're like, and yours seemed different, that's all.

[Not bad, just different - and maybe more difficult too, given what had happened later on, but he's honestly not sure what was the magic and what was the rift causing issues there.]

Not so sure they'll care about that part of things now, though. Not with that rift opening like that.