"Yeah, well. Not sure if I wouldn't get into trouble if I tried to rely on the same things I used to. Seemed safer to start out with something less likely to lure me into thinking things are as they used to be." Beat. "How're you liking it this far?"

Remember when Regis used to use contractions, Cor? It's been a while.

At least he knows he's doing well with the stave - he may have lost a lot of things, but muscle memory is still there, and it's not like Clarus only trained him with one weapon.