It sometimes is a problem, though he doesn't say as much. She knows. And she knows he knows she knows and so on.

"My heart isn't set on either. I... I'd like the one, but I know how it goes. All the same, going in there without some sort of idea would be a disaster." Which she also knows. "If you've alternate suggestions of what to pursue, when the time comes, I'd like to hear them. In the meantime," he takes a breath. Pride is never the easiest thing to set aside, "when will the first lesson be, and what should I have prepared? I'm assuming we're not starting at the very beginning."

That would be a waste of both of their time, he's certain.