It puffs up his pride a bit to hear her praise his experience, but he's not naturally a very prideful person, and so turns a slightly abashed grin down towards the dirt under his feet. The rest of her question he's better equipped to handle.

"Can you give me an idea of what your main skills are, and what kind of jobs you usually did as a scout? Spying, recon, crypography, etc."

"Spying and recon, mostly," he explains, "when I wasn't on the front lines. I'm handy with a set of lock picks if need be, but I'm sure you've got other folks for stuff like that."