[Lenka freezes for a moment, not having expected his seatmate to react since the Palai had been the one asking, but she is sitting right there. After a blink or two and trying to silently replay whatever came galloping out of his mouth--]

Long-range defense, talks a lot, runs well...

[He ducks his head a little as he says it, it's a bit embarrassing because he realizes now that he still doesn't at all understand what's happening. This is what he gets for leaping before looking.]