It's not fuss. We should be honing our skills together, not seriously attacking one another with intention to harm. [And he's not going to budge on the subject. Even back home, fighting criminals resulted in life-or-death situations, but to put themselves in similar peril in training with that as a justification would be absurd.]

And it would be wise to try a range of weapons, yes. You'll find something that suits you better than blades.

[He's trying to skirt around the subject without directly addressing it, because he's sure that won't do him any favours at this juncture.]