[WV looks hopefully up at Cain, then blinks and gives him a self-confident look, instead]
Yes! Of course it was! I have been working hard, after all. And you are a very good instructor!
[he looks at his grip on the sword in a moment of awe]
I never envisioned myself wielding a weapon like this, you know. Yet here I am! Isn't it remarkable. And yet, for a very long time now, my life has not been anything like I'd envisioned.