"Ahh, well..." he covers his face, embarrassed. "See, he has this form on his suit that gives him wings, and I was tryin to keep up with him, even though I can only fly with my falco cape, which doesn't maneuver so good. And then they fired on us and I lost my balance and crashed into a tree. Broke my arm pretty bad." He holds it out, though the only remnant of the break is a very slight lingering bruise-tone.

He sighs, "And then both of us were running low on mana and I knew if I had him give me more he'd just run out. But then he had to haul me back to the gate and I passed out... It was just... so not cool."

He pauses for a moment before he continues on. "Uh... Also, he's just been acting... different, lately. Like, different from when I first met him, y'know? He's quieter, I dunno. I'm worried." Worried it's his fault, for not being able to back him up in the right way.