Oh, is he? What is his family? [She didn't quite make the connection yet that he is a descendent of Abe no Seimei, and even then she's only heard vague stories.]

I have studied basic swordplay in the past yes, also because of that very reason. [China taught her!] I had no preference for it, so I never continued my training. It is nothing to, how to say, write home about. I prefer a weapon with a longer reach.