He gladly accepted her hand and shook it firmly, remembering that lesson from his father, at least. "I haven't practiced with real swords yet, but I am pretty good with fencing. Just with everything I've heard about this place, I figured having some self defense skills would be very helpful. I hope you don't mind teaching a newbie."
Not that he really was, but that was a secret he couldn't divulge. Plagg was in his pocket as Adrien didn't want to be too far from his ability to change into Cat Noir, but no one could know who he was here. Just in case. He would treat it just like he had at home.