She shrugged and circled a bit until she felt a good view of her opponent as well as her surroundings. "Don't worry about it. I've been learning and training since I was eight. Cliff Notes version? If it's dead, or undead, I can make it do anything I want." Her voice held less of a bragging tone and more of a grumble. Who wanted to know you were that different as a child? Especially when your new shiny stepmother was just looking for a reason to get rid of you.
This time she did tilt her head and smile. "Such a gentleman." Though she was pretty sure it was less letting ladies go first and more assessing an opponent in motion. Same thing she would have done. Not wanting to lay all her cards on the table, so to speak, she took the step forward, balanced on the balls of her feet and brought her blade up, swiping across her body and down. Not for where his blade was, but where it most likely would be, protecting his center.