[So he does some fighting like this back home, then. Not that she doubted that at all, given his skill, but seasoned fighters can improvise on the spot like that. He looks pretty young, though, but never judge a book by its cover.]

I'm always careful with magic. If anyone's gonna get hit by it, it would've been me. Wouldn't have been the first time it backfired, but...

[She dusts her hands off.]

Managed to get out of that with only a few scratches. I'd call that a win.