But would he really prefer to not have the armor at all? So far no one seems to have arrived with it, after all. The light armor Elma appears to be in is just a manifestation of her own talent, for that matter.

"Nothing you couldn't figure out yourself, I expect," Elma says, lifting one shoulder and one hand slightly to communicate a shrug. "An estimate of energy expenditure based on vital signs and impact to concentration, perhaps determine if actual impact to your armor causes greater expenditure. It's all just a matter of experimenting and seeing what the results teach us, in this case."