"...that seems a lot more useful," he quips to Mia, before hacking away at the plants ahead of him. He doesn't quite know what he's looking for--the terrain remains the same no matter how much he cuts--but he wonders if they shouldn't try heading towards the castle?

But then, he's only an inexperienced student. Who is probably rendering his school's blade too dull for the damage not to escape notice when he returns home.