He is, but that's not entirely why. It's a mutually beneficial thing- we both have a dream to pursue.

[Still, he's smiling as he says it. Their partnership had been something hard-fought and hard-won, but in the end it's worth it. They've both reaped the benefits many times over since then.

He glances down at the water as it moves around him, feeling the shift- the unnatural change making it do that. Being in-tune to the element means he can see it more in how the water moves rather than recognize the spell itself.]

...Is that you, doing that?