[ He gives her a good-natured smile, that bright and compassionate smile that he usually wears when he's doing something like trying to encourage a slacking classmate to come to the training grounds with him. Or convince a reclusive one to leave her room and experience the world outside her door. ]

Of course not. It would be deceitful of me to say things that I do not mean or to engage in false flattery. If I pay someone a compliment, then I truly mean every word of it.

[ He's tempted to continue by expounding upon her unique charms, but he realizes that would likely just fluster her even more. So for now, it's probably best to leave certain things unspoken... and maybe the conclusions that she comes to this time will be the ones that give herself the proper credit. ]