"You should practice anyway if you can't even hold your own against me," she points out. It's almost inevitable that the captain will end up in dangerous situations more often than she will. Maybe she caught him on an off day. Yes, that's what she'll assume. Otherwise she might have to be more concerned for his safety.

Unable to do magic properly here, she can't even offer to heal him up. Instead she sits on the other end of the couch.

"I didn't know you were studying alchemy. I assumed those books were Felix's. Looking to turn lead into gold, are you?"