He's conflicted, but clearly curious. And far too proud to directly ask about being curious, so instead he just kind of let his gaze linger on the room. She wasn't wrong, no one started out mastering their chosen weapon class. It took a lot of work to get good. Really he'd been interested in checking out the forge but hadn't had an opportunity for that yet. He supposed it wouldn't be unreasonable to at least have a look around.

"...Gotta admit I've never even seen a sewing needle. Or knitting or whatever." He hesitated, thoughtful. "What d'you recommend for beginners?" Maybe he would try it out. Out of curiosity.