[Shun had figured it would be that with Lavi asking - he'd always gotten the impression that the other man would be capable in that sort of thing. Something about the way he holds himself, the subtle details Shun tries to pull out from people as soon as he meets them.

Looking Lavi over, he turns the practice blade in his hand.]

Then pick sword or hand-to-hand. I'm a hell of a lot better at the second, but I'm not going to get that good with the first unless I keep practicing with it either.

[Ultimately, it's up to whatever Lavi prefers, since he doesn't feel strongly either way.]