Silent Waters was a Mastery 3 (Defense) water spell which allowed the shugenja to store a spell that would be cast upon a set trigger. It was most often used in conjunction with Path to Inner Peace and Sympathetic Energies to transfer the spell upon a prominent personality. If he was injured, the spell immediately activated, setting the attacker back a few moments and givinghis bodyguards a few moments to react or bring their charge to safety.