Tech in the meantime kept an eye out for the mage, moving closer to Vader's side with his guns at the ready. He wasn't Rex, but he was no stranger to playing both offense and defensive support.

"She's casting again," he warned, catching sight of the spike of heat. "Using the dragon as cover. I do not think she can do so for long- she will need a visual on her targets." He couldn't use magic but that didn't mean he couldn't learn about how it worked.

The dragon's head dipped down as it growled, back arching with the mage standing upon it, flame wreathing her arms, and immediately she flung them forward, casting the fireballs outwards at the two. Cover, it would soon be realized, as the dragon lashed out again at Vader once again. It clearly realized the more obvious threat.