She does so, though her wariness is a bit more pronounced now. 

Hopefully she concentrates enough to learn, regardless.

Little fear of her not learning, though the wariness does slow her down a little. 

The Demon Queen expects the best, so that might earn some sharp words about paying attention.

Well if the Demon Queen wants all of Lily's inconvenient emotions vanishing so deep under her masks that she can't feel them...

Perhaps that's enough for the day, then.

She wants to keep studying. 

Then they can move on to knives.

...Fine.

(She won't make the child bleed too much.)

Lily seems possibly less bothered by getting slashed when she fumbles than by more ambiguous touch, actually, and the way she watches the Demon Queen is actually useful here. 

Hm. Good to know.

She isn't nearly as good at fighting as at pure magic, but - she finds it nearly as meditative as running, though in a different way, and she's certainly motivated. 

Then she's likely to get very tired out by the time the Demon Queen calls a halt for the night.

A good kind of tired out - and sore, too, and bleeding from multiple cuts off varying depth. (She's smiling, though, at least a little.)

"Healing spells in the morning, I think."

"Will you heal me tonight?" she asks, something about the pain and exhaustion making her languid and almost tempted to cling. She doesn't like it, but...

"Are you asking nicely?"

Normally it feels mean when adults say that, but the Demon Queen sounds - Lily isn't sure, but. Different from most adults. "Please heal me?" she asks, and flops tiredly against her teacher. Maybe she'll get a smile or another headpat.

How about a tap on the forehead and a feeling like a full-body splash of warm water that leaves her muscles loosened and skin healed?

Oh wow.

"Better?"

"Yeah," she says, leaning into the Demon Queen even more. 

"Good. Off to bed with you."

"Can you teach me more about magic first?" (She's not very tired...)