Progress, and that smile was more...genuine than the others he'd been giving, considering she was sure now something was bothering him. Given how her own emotions could be, and how withdrawn she had to be to control them, she wasn't going to push. It was part of why she was making herself available as silent company. Trying to help him relax a bit, be productive.

At least he didn't seem unstable, from what she could read.

Instead she continued to let her dark-energy form targets. Eyes glowing gently, as she varied the size, the positions. Moving them, manipulating them to let him practice more; something she'd done occasionally for Robin or Starfire, during training sessions back home.