Avan pauses in his work again to look at Popp curiously. It's an intriguing prospect, honestly, and a surprising one. Popp really wants him to be strong like the Master he remembers, huh? It makes him feel a little bad about deceiving him like this, but it's best to be consistent.

"I guess there's no harm in learning the theory, but I really can't promise I'll be able to execute any of it!" Read: definitely won't successfully execute any of it in front of Popp, but will probably sneak in some private practice with on his own later.

"I'll have to get a new sword, too. Haha, Roka would have my head if he knew I hadn't done that yet. He's always lecturing me for leaving my sword behind."