A gasp of surprise leaves her mouth. "I knew you were talented, Wylan — but all of those things?" She grins, bumping gently into him again. "I didn't realize I was in the presence of someone super talented." It would be easy to mistake her praise for something put on or ingenuine but, but she means every word she says. It hardly matters to her how long she's known him.

"I'd love to hear you play sometime. I never learned how to play an instrument myself; it seems like so much work." Hilda tilts her head to the side. "Where did you learn about demolitions?"