"That's definitely a good goal to have," Billy laughs, moving into the room proper and dropping his backpack, unbuttoning his coat and laying it on top. He's just now starting to learn how to actually fight; hand to hand combat was never his strong suit, not before he got his magic and definitely not after, but he doesn't want to be useless anymore. He wants to be able to take care of himself, to not need saving, and this is as good a time and place as any to start.

And speaking of, any other time and place he might blush at her words, stammer some sort of dismissal, but you know what? He's definitely not ashamed of how he feels about Nida. So instead, he just grins at Rinoa, completely at ease. "Actually, no, I'm here to do some training," he answers. "Flirting with Nida is great, but it's not gonna do me any good if a bear decides I look like dinner when I'm out picking herbs, you know?" Besides, he's already told Nida. He's not going to be a damsel in distress. He's got this.