L took the dragoon's hand, pulling himself to his feet with some effort. There was the reason he was here, in a nutshell... he was fairly strong on his own, but he would fold if he was hit hard. He'd be sore for days, even with Kain's "testing" punch.
In response to Kain's almost-compliment, L shrugged and scratched the back of his head. "Thanks... your punch is really something... though you can probably hit a lot harder than that, am I correct?" he skittered out of the way in case Kain wanted to demonstrate that firsthand.