Lily breathed a sigh of relief as Zari gave her permission to continue holding that faint little hope in her heart. She knew that nothing was likely to come of it, but it was that hope that kept her moving forward some days. It was that hope that let her believe that her world would be better. She would hold onto it until such a hope was not needed, and her world was truly better for other reasons, or perhaps she would always hold onto it, and drive herself mad in the seeking of it one day. Time would tell.

As he continued to pat her head, even tweaking her ears a little bit, her face shifted from the rosy pink to a bright red. She bit at her lower lip, but vocalized nothing more than a surprised little squeak. The red persisted, even as he began to talk on more serious matters.

"I... I will do as you ask. I don't like using my semblance right now anyway. In fact, I haven't. Not since... well, okay, I've used it once or twice in the hospital trying to break out of those damnable bonds they chain me in, but I've not really used my semblance since the first time." She shook her head before those thoughts could go wild, and simply said. "I do not think I'll use it very much, but I will have to use it some. This power is awesome and terrible. I cannot use it without knowing how to. I may be forced into a situation where it cannot be avoided, and if that happens, then I shall want to have a bit of knowledge about what I'm doing."

She paused for a time after that, and slowly the red in her face settled down to the pale white it normally took on. "I do thank you though, both for the training and the dust. If the divine dust reacts like it did at the hostpital each time, then perhaps I will be okay." She said recalling the shortlived sense of calm that had washed over her.

"One final question, am I permitted to continue my own private training sessions as well as your scheduled training sessions? Or am I only to follow your regimen?"