[hr][hr][center][h3][color=d19f6a][b]Ed Penior[/b][/color][/h3]
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[b][color=d19f6a]Location:[/color][/b] Xavier's Mansion: Blackbird Hangar
[b][color=d19f6a]Skills:[/color][/b] Thamaturgy: Shield 
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Ed didn't love anyone in the group, but he was fond of a few of them. Especially of Neil. He felt the two of them had a connection through magic. Even though Neil couldn't do any there was something nice about having a friend in the Mansion who knew what he meant when he talked about parts of magic, especially when he was talking about stuff that didn't cross over with D&D. 

That was unfortunate for Neil, as he was the only person in the Mansion he considered a friend. It was also unfortunate for Neil that Ed had learned how to do actual damage with his magic. He had spent his life learning how to be defensive, not offensive. One fight with the X-Men and he was capable of breaking one of the family laws. Ed reached into his pocket and touched the small shield there. 

The same translucent orange shield appeared around Neil. It shrank some starting to close in on Neil. It wasn't enough to start crushing Neil, but if Neil had any claustrophobic tendencies he would not appreciate it. The part of Ed that didn't like what was happening did not win the mental battle. The shield stayed up.