He raised an eyebrow at the mention of throwing knives. Not a lot of people could use them properly, and even a square hit would have to be perfectly aimed to hit anything important. Still, Aya being able to patch that kind of injury up made him worry a little bit less. She probably also knew, if only in theory, how to heal up much more serious wounds.

He smiled at her hopefulness. [color=f26522]"Hm, maybe. Let's hope everyone lucks out like that, eh?"[/color]

When she shifted into her animal form, he took a step back, somewhat surprised. He'd seen Sacha shift into a cheetah momentarily, but he still hadn't quite accepted that it was really possible. He hadn't ever seen a well groomed hawk without its wings clipped, either, so that added to the surprise. Now he wanted to see more peoples' alternate forms.

[color=f26522]"How... do you do that?"[/color]