[He finally lets his own little blizzard dissipate once the fire is gone, and now that the potential danger has stopped being so immediate, Bellamy feels better about being curious. They're not directly at war, but it's still a hard mindset to shake.]

I like the fake out idea. Fire's definitely better for a bluff than ice. [Skin feeling whip-lashed, he briefly lets his fingers flicker with his own fire magic.]

The pushback from the armor isn't a bad idea, though. What kind of runes were you using? I know - [Clarke, is the next word, Clarke and her supply of rune knowledge and magic, but he doesn't want to bring that up right now.] I know some good protective runes? Maybe they could be combined with something offensive, on the armor. [A beat.] Unless that's what you were already doing.