"Oh, I-" she verbally stumbled then - a rarity for her -, cheeks growing warm upon realizing her idle comment could have been taken more personally than intended. "I was merely making an observation on what I was told by others. I did not mean to imply any inability on your part." If he was as good at magic as he said he was, he could give her a run for her money.

Hoping that would suffice and she would no further make a fool of herself, Lioriley refocused on the half broken path of dirt before them. "That is good to hear - with any luck, we will see this place back to how it is meant to be - and find those displaced a means to return."