The singeing of his hair and face didn't phase Kaidan - you didn't fight without getting some kind of scars, let's face it, but it was the dropping of his barrier that had him most concerned. The way he fought, he relied on that for protection as he got up close and personal, and to be without that was putting him on edge.

But he persevered, his staff whirling in an attempt to knock as many down as possible, struggling to find his feet as the Venatori mage looked to disrupt them all.