Arcane Repulsion (Spend 1 Hope):Use this feature immediately after an enemy moves into Melee range of you. The runes flare violently; the triggering enemy must make a Strength Challenge against your Spellcast Spellic Threshold. On a failure, they take $1d6$ Magic damage and are pushed back to Close range.Overcharged Aegis (Spend 2 Hope):Use this feature when you or an ally within Close range takes damage. You throw up a shimmering barrier. The target can immediately mark 2 fewer Armor slots (down to a minimum of 0) to fully mitigate the incoming damage, or simply reduce the incoming damage total by your Spellcast Trait modifier.