Claire couldn't mask her excitement very well either once Buffy agreed, however tentatively, to teach her. Learning anything at all useful would be a leg up at this point, since she was basically starting at zero. Even Claire knew that she had a long way to go before she could begin to be called a fighter, but she wasn't looking for anything too fancy anyway. She just wanted to explore her abilities in a way that would prove more productive, utilizing her strengths to the best of their capacity.
A grin lit up her face. The cheerleader nodded enthusiastically in agreement. "You got yourself a deal," she said.