A strange and distant reunion (3)

Aware that Viggo was beside him and uncertain how the barrier would interact with a wind blade, Eldrian summoned a carapax of a reaver, one of the two he had in his inventory. He had meant to practice more with it, but well... Then other things came up.

Grabbing it as a shield, he placed himself between the wind blade and Viggo. His actions, however, were unnecessary. Upon contacting the barrier, the wind blade burst apart. The barrier absorbed the mana of the spell before reconstructing and deflecting it as a burst of compressed air. 

The graying dwarf had expected little from the barrier. Sensing his wind blade being blocked, he had thought it was a relatively decent defensive barrier. Then his instincts told him to prepare himself. 

Planting his feet firmly on the ground, he moved to block the counter spell. The shock wave sent his hair and beard billowing, but did not move him. However, those behind him were less fortunate.