[ Ouch, volume. One of Lambert's ears flicks at the noise, but he shrugs. ]

You heard him say he asked Steven first, didn't you? [ He frowns, glancing away. ] I just guessed that an enchantment like that couldn't be cast from a distance.

[ He smiles, humorless. ] Considering what he had to give up, he's a real idiot for not asking to protect himself, too.