[It's tough to see, but she smiles, inasmuch as a Barian can smile without lips. Rio turns it over and over, then dips her head low and draws the gem of it up towards the crystal on her headdress. What follows is strange; even the gems in her hair seem to glitter in response to whatever it is she's doing, and her eyes fall closed as she focuses. To her, it feels like reorganizing wires in her mind, altering connections and changing the cables on a few of them until she's satisfied, then plugging in a little of her own energy as a power source (although, with how well-engineered the bracelet is, it really only needs a tiny sliver to get it moving).

There's a brief moment from the outside where the bracelet flashes like it's being activated again, and the faint outline of IV's crest is visible on every reflective surface nearby, including every one on Merag's body. When it calms down, she drops it back into IV's hand.]

You should already know how to use this, so I imagine the basics require no explanation. But as this was always meant to be a protective crest, I've amplified its function a bit.

[Morbid though it may seem, she turns to the forgotten corpses of the elves from before. Well, if they don't want to risk triggering another present opening, no doubt with the same contents, he may as well test it here. The "weapons" they had before seem to be just toys, so she grabs a small handful of the jacks from before.]

You shouldn't need the energy from a duel to activate it anymore. Moreover, it should be able to manifest physically now as well as protect you from spiritual harm. I'm going to throw these at you; see if you can deflect them.

[Pausing, she backs up a few steps makes an underhanded toss at him, going light enough that they won't hurt if he fails.]