I did notice allies level up but didnt really grind them yet. Maybe I should...
"(The nearest would by the Wyverns of Silent Plains)." Huh, figured Grauls would be better.
Tbf half of my wish for respec is that I am hoping to unlock magic down the line. I would like to be a mage. I only started adding stats to guns when I realized there was no magic to be found early on and I needed some damage. XD
But yeah, I checked Arihama's stats after filling his lust bar, and what went down was the blue energy bar, which I guess is for his abilities, not HP.
(Incidentally, can you heal Riodan later? Figured I would let him die honorably, but now I wonder)