[Riku smiles a little sheepishly – he's caught off guard by her praise… and definitely not used to it either.]

I taught myself with a few pointers from a friend. I'm really not much good at it yet.

[Better than a few months back, but not good by any standard he's seen. Anyone with the ability to cast a proper cure-spell wouldn't have left even a slightest trace of that wound.

But anyway…]

Let's better get moving again, in case there's anymore of those birds around.