That definitely seems like a good answer, though when he shows up, Ashley takes some time looking him over. He reminds her of some of her "god" family. The men and women of Academia that have been part of their family for decades, some that she knew by name and pictures and presents they left for her. In a way he makes her wonder what Watson was like back in the day and if this is what he was like then.

"I will always be looking for anything to keep me on point," she admits, offering him a grin. "I've used swords well enough, though usually a two handed broadswords. Rapiers don't do much in the things where I've needed swords." It didn't cleave a head, for one. "But I'm willing to try. What's the worse that happens? I've bled before."