51 Well, I could give you a runic shielding amulet or ring or something... How'd you like that?
*crafts a belt of runic shielding, but with a shorter... belt... so it works as a collar*
*slots a couple of very short thaumium-capped amber rods into the collar next to the gemstone buckle thing to power it*
*gives collar to Rose*
The way this works is, those amber rods are able to extract a very small amount of magical energy from the air. Amber just does that; a few other materials can as well (like those bound into my staff), but amber is convenient in applications like this because it isn't attuned to any particular flavor of energy. Anyhow, the energy flows into that yellow gemstone, which uses it to produce a sort of magical shield that, if you let it recharge long enough, *pokes Rose in the side with the end of my staff; it bounces off with a pulse of orangeish light; she only feels a slight bump because conservation of momentum* will deflect almost anything. However, doing so uses some energy, and neither the amber nor the gemstone itself can store very much. So just keep in mind that the shield isn't permanent, and enough damage dealt quickly enough will break through. But even so, it'll certainly protect you better than nothing.