[He listens carefully, blanching a bit at the mention of fighting and corpse retrieval.]

Ah, no - I'm not much of a fighter. I can do some magic, usually, but not here. I'm much better at planning and strategy. Diplomacy, investigation, and interrogation, too, if need be.

[Maybe they'll be useful? Or he could learn new things. It's not like Nie Huaisang has a whole lot of direction forward in his life right now.]

Something easy to start with would probably be wise. Nothing too dangerous, at least, until I've acquired more resources for defense.

[He's trying his best. Really, he is.]