At least they burn well enough.

*Even if he discovered that more or less by accident.
He smiles at her explanation of how her wings are doing.*

That's great! I'm kind of amazed that she's able to do so much.

*But he knows next to nothing of medicine and is entirely too full of pessimisim. At least he knows to keep his worries about how it might all fail to himself.
...He does sort of look forward to flying with her sometime, though. If it ever happens.*

You'll get them back in shape in no time, I'm sure.