mpbt8 ligaya plate

Suddenly, a few grains of rice shimmied out of one of the pans directly above her. The Filipina flung an arm over her head and a warm olive green light shone around it. A large, sloped steel plate, light as a feather, now floated above Ligaya, protecting her from the plummeting grains. The grains struck against the plate like rocks but were deflected handily. Silently, Ligaya's plate disappeared and the Filipina drew her revolver to shoot the remaining grains.

(Magia, Pacem, Bellum Terarrum, Chapter 8)