The mage glanced down and to the bottom of Atiesh before pulling a hand out to hold his fingers as if he were holding something. In them, a tiny white blue sphere of controlled light formed and glowed as two slim fingers stretched down to the ground on either side.

"I would say very well." Medivh said, glancing up with only his eyes. He released the orb and in less time than it took to blink, it was gone. "The staff yields its own power from much the same kind of energy it took to create the magic."

The display was not meant to show off in any way. Rather, it was shown to give the other a better understanding without confusing him with words.