So I guess all our questions are finally getting answered.
My query was about admonition and discarding tokens and spending them.
Long story short:
If your token is ready you can spend it for the effect and then discard it for admonition - fine
If your token is ALREADY EXHAUSTED you have to decide to EITHER discard for admonition OR discard for the defense effect. - AFAIK new info, or at least a clarification
Edited by Hastatior