"Not it's not academic magic. Academic magic is safe and defensive. This one is hammering us with raw power. That's how I feel it, but can't tell you if it makes any sense. Probably doesn't."

Kell mood drops, his whole posture deflating, when he realizes what it actually means practically.

"It doesn't help much. We're not going to touch every wall surface to change if it's solid."

They could. It would just take so much time.

"Without weapons and in condition most people are? No, the Acolytes did a lot to make sure nobody is in fighting condition."

Not the mages, not the others. Nobody is great fighter after a week of barely any food, sleep or water. Some do better than others, obviously, but those are rare cases, and they're definitely not enough to start any open resistance.