If a wizard with a stance meter of 1 green and 3 red, who is currently in the first red position, how much soak gains from the Shielding Winds of Aqshy spell?

1 or 3?

1, based on the bottom of p. 47 under Effects of Stances:

"When performing a check, a character
converts a number of characteristic dice into stance dice based on
how far along the stance chart he has progressed. The number of
spaces along the stance meter is called the depth of the stance."

monkeylite said:

Eh, missed it.

Thank you!