[Was that sheepishness he sees? Adorable.]

Now, now, General... I wasn't the one who went slicing up all those creatures in the woods with a glaive while this sorcerer cleaned up the stragglers from far away. You're really exhausting to watch with the effort you put in, you know. Why shouldn't someone point it out, when you were the one calling me so skilled in return just for the use of my hands?

[He knows he's talented. He's held that title for a long while, to the point of arrogance. But there's a strength to be had in not questioning it, while still not becoming a braggart out of turn.

And maybe, just a little, it might be a little fun to see Jing Yuan squirm over a compliment or two.

As for the question... he pauses, clearly hesitant, before letting his smile settle.]

Only one. Or... well. Two, now, perhaps. But only one through official means.

[And he would rather not dwell on Ibuki right this moment, for how much it still aches at him.

Anyway!]

Are you having that much trouble with protection spells, though, Jing Yuan? You managed transfiguration rather flawlessly.