He hadn't been sure of how much of their abilities were stripped away, to be honest. While he may be a mage, he had long gotten rid of both the fire and water rune that he had equipped in the past, keeping only the Soul Eater to lessen the suspicion that came along with runebearers. After all, the mark would be obvious, and very suspicious on a child in the middle of a warzone. All he was sure of was that the voice he constantly heard was gone, and he wasn't about to risk testing the ability of the Soul Eater here.

"Can't the spirits' healing abilities work in the same manner as a wind or water rune?" Not that he's tried making a pact yet, considering he wasn't sure if it was a good idea to ask from help from the same beings who became the reason for the Malnosso's merciless killings last time. He avoided the topic regarding the Soul Eater like a plague now that he felt he might end up talking about it, something he wanted to avoid at all costs.