...I don't really know. [Normally he really hates admitting he doesn't know something, but blood magic isn't really his forte, either.] There's a couple of people we can ask though. [...actually, Loki might know.] But I guess it's just like any other rune? Disable the rune, you disable the magic. The other problem is we don't know what the runes are that they're using.

[He blinks in surprise.] Wait really? [...despite himself, he laughs under his breath. Fire and ice. Of course. Why wouldn't that be the case for Jack and Johnny? Whatever.] How well can you defend yourself with the ice though? It's the "getting close enough" part we have to think about.