"It's okay. You can worry about me. I won't take it personally," he teases, maintaining that grin and the casual posture against the counter.

Another half an hour is a blessing. That gives him more time to tease her, to joke around, and maybe even to learn more about her. The question of where her training came from still niggles at the back of his mind, but it's not a question he really intends to ask unless it comes up somehow. For now, he'll settle for the basics. "I wouldn't want your boyfriend to feel threatened."