Meteor was far more painful to endure than Balthier cared to admit. He fired another shot in reply. At least Reflect couldn't do much about bullets, even if it made use of magic rather tricky. Ceodore and Rinoa seemed to have found a way around it, aside from reflecting spells from their own end of the fight. Good. That was another leg up. The faster they could damage Lufene, the better.

He snorted, irate, when he realized his clip had been emptied. He reached into the pack at his belt with deft fingers, feeling through the contents for the familiar shape of the casing that held his spare shots. Reloading Arcturus quickly with well-practiced hands, he took aim and pulled the trigger yet again.