Kyle couldn't help but grin devilishly at the girl with her words, "I have to admit, those do sound like good words to live by," the amount of sarcasm in his voice was palpable, but he couldn't help and poke fun at the girl.  Despite how desperately Grace should be the one to follow those words, he knew there was truth to that on his own end too, there was still much left to work on, and so much more to learn.  As he continued to listen to her and her original plan of isolation, he found himself sympathizing with her, for isolation was something he was quite familiar with as well.  

All in all being said, a new companion would be a fresh change of pace and in a way, Kyle found himself wanting to help Grace, to open up and find that powerful water warrior inside of her.  His mind had settled on it since the beginning, but it was at this point that he openly confirmed it to himself.  He'd already made the offer to speak with her on mana sources, all he needed to do now, was simply wait for her to accept the invitation.  In the meantime though, it seemed as if the last of the students had gone up for the course, Mr. Steele was beginning to address the student again.