She had a quip on the tip of her tongue--really, she did--but then he turned around and did something that caught even her off-guard, and she gave herself a moment to be impressed. Kid definitely had a few tricks up his sleeve. And if those tricks happened to serve her--so be it. She wouldn't turn him away.

"Not bad," she remarked, regarding him with acceptance and a little bit of intrigue. She remembered something from a long time ago--what seemed like a long time ago--something about magic. Unfortunately, it was a day Gwen had chosen to let grow hazy in her mind, until she met with Long again. "Gyongxe, huh? Never heard of it. But...that explains a lot. Hey, you wouldn't happen to know the way out of here, would you?" She shrugs, pulls away and unleashes a surge of electricity to a nearby foe. When she faced him, her face was twisted in the grimace brought by some memory. "Because last time I had to throw down like this? Wasn't pretty."