The Blade Guide is inside me, which means there's no Line of Effect for AMF to affect it.
Rapid Metamagic and Arcane Spellsurge would both get past that. I'm betting he has one or the other.
EDIT: That leaves it at Solo's turn, I believe. Make your move. You know the Mage is "Up here" as per my utterance and you have the gem so you should be able to work the rest out for yourself.