Alric chuckles lightly at her trite retort, stopping himself short of complimenting her on that neck, although he glances briefly, as though she'd prompted him; he instead raises his eyebrows at that unexpected answer to his question. He doesn't appear to be troubled, at least, by it; to the contrary, if anything, he seems rather intrigued, particularly when she admits herself how unusual it sounds. It would have been rather peculiar in his homeland, as well, but he had always been relatively comfortable with the peculiar.

"...indeed...? Well. I don't wish to presume, of course, but as it happens, I did serve for a short time as an assistant instructor at my grandfather's fencing school. It would surely be an honor, if I could provide any service, in that respect. ...as to propriety, I can think of nothing more proper than making every reasonable effort to ensure the lady's safety and security."