Sakura has been packaging damage mitigation magic in candies for longer than she cares to admit to, mostly because when she started, people got really skittish when figures in giant dark purple and spiky full plate started casting at them. Now, it is just because she likes candy. A lot. Especially the hard ones.

"Over the years I've found people prefer to know when defensive magic is coming, so I've perfected ways to make it not look like someone is raining down death and doom. Sorry about stealing your kill earlier. After being stuck in that ship I got a little over enthusiastic."