Yeah, the enthusiasm was a bit difficult to ignore. Alexander grinned a little. "You certainly seem to have thought of everything," he complimented sincerely. "And you're right about the salle weapons; they're fine pieces of equipment. I finally stopped neglecting my training just this weekend and went down for a little form and a spar, though the spar, while fun, would probably have made my master back home claim me as hopeless as my sister."