Kaen realized his error, as he'd caught the torch in his protective bubble. Popping it with a thought, he moved out of the swarm, tossing the the torch onto the ground out of the swarm and following after it. Making sure to reactivate his protection first, he quickly bent down to retrieve the torch, looking back at the swarm, a look of mild frustration on his features.
Spoiler: OOCFree action: deactivate the *bangle of barriers*.
Free action: Drop the torch in the square to the southwest (i.e. not in the swarm)
5 foot step to the square to the southwest
SA: Activate the *bangle of barriers*'s force field again.
MA: Pick up the torch