Honestly anything for a sword at this point. How else will he show off his new gloves? Basic economics.

The vaguest hint of a smile pulls at the corners of his mouth for just a second, amused despite himself at Felix's... eagerness? Something tells him he's already been strongarmed into sparring at this guild house, even before signing up.

"Alright, alright. I'm not going to try to escape." He might have! But no, he won't. He is convinced. "I can't imagine I'll be busy for a while... give me a day to settle in?"