Shouldn't it be easier to just use what you already have? Crossing his legs at the ankle, Heine hunches over a bit more to watch closely as the shield drops.

"I guess you just need to practice until it feels 'natural' without a wand," he finally remarks, gaze sliding off. "How long are you planning to work on it?" Tonight, he means. He doesn't expect Jade to be proficient by the end of the day, but he also doesn't know what else to say or do. He'd learned all his magic through force of necessity—and even if it may seem necessary to Jade, it doesn't to Heine.