"That seems to be what I gathered, as well. Given what we're often up against in the field, they want to be sure we can all hold our own. It's an interesting proposition, really… I don't purposefully seek out such differing fighters…" He draws his own heavy two-handed sword. This will definitely be unlike the usual clashing of larger swords that he's gotten quite used to… And it's easy to forget, while Araceli has all the appearance of a rogue, she's technically a rifter. He's thoroughly interested to see what unusual tricks she might have.