Gotta flex that light armor & shields proficiency lass, flex it.

"Oof. Ran into a...different version of that for myself. These runes, here," River taps one of the gauntlets, "these're to enhance a person's natural magical resistance. Basic feature of just about all armor back home, don't leave home without it. Big problem: also makes it difficult to move magic through my own body. I want heavy chain, but what I get is to go fuck myself."