[He's quiet for a second, considering what she says - and it does align with what he knows of Lili so far. She sought out lessons in swordsmanship to better herself. If something bothers her, he has no doubt that she'd call it out. He already knows she's troubled by the fact that she views herself as weak, but all the same, something about this is different. There's no terseness in the air to indicate she's irritated at being treated delicately, or that she's angry over the idea of being "taken care of".

So if it's not that...]

It's something else, right?

[His head cants to the side, and he's clearly forgotten about the creepyass haunted mask since he very nearly sets his hands on his hips. ...He's a sword, so he's not very good at handling these things tactfully. Emotions are still a complicated mess to him; that's why he doesn't intend to press the subject very far. He always trips up in this arena.]

Well, it's not like I'm gonna force you to join us or anything. I'm just saying you need to be super careful, that's all.