Well... it's not like I lost all my magic... [It's a sheepish admission, because he knows it makes his complaint more petty--but darn it, impatience is impatience and Ed is very good at being impatient about making things happen with magic.]

I just can't teleport through worlds on my own anymore... and this barrier thing is resistant to everything I can throw at it. And nobody 'round here seems to even know it exists...

[He moves after her, wrapping his arms around her waist and cramming his face against her--only to remember the whole 'armor' thing and wind up rubbing his nose with a hand.]

Maybe we should move on, but I don't really like it when I leave a challenge unbeaten. It's like it's taunting me, y'know?