He took a step back when she mentioned a trick.  He wasn't going to take any chances, not after she put him to sleep on accident.  Never no telling what she'd learned to do... but he was honestly amazed at her success.  "Yeah, you'd have gotten me kicked out, Valla," he laughed, watching her as she rose, but then diverting his eyes as she continued to ascend.  "Don't get too high, if you get stuck I'll have to climb a tree..." he continued to tease, glancing over at the bird before turning his eyes back to her.<br/><br/>"Just a suggestion, Valla..." he started, "You are in a dress... ."  Not that even if he had been starting he would have been able to see much, not with all the layers that women wore beneath their dresses.  But he did want to point out the obvious.  Heck, they were learning.  "On the other hand... can you see any smoke?" he thought - might as well use the spell as a double-check on his own mental - and magical - compass.