Jacob was taken off guard. He was ready to fight Nida or be annoyed at his presumptions but Nida didn't offer him the resistance that he was used to. It almost sounded like he was agreeing with him.

It was weird.

He relaxed his stance as much as he could but he was too on edge to relax completely. His training was informal compared to Nida's but it allowed him to not die when facing creatures and superhumans more powerful than he was. Running was a very special skill and Jacob had to learn to run before he could learn to fight.

"Sure. We can spar." His eyes dropped briefly to the ground before looking back up at Nida. "I get it. I don't mind. I don't think Yuki's been on a battlefield like that. It's different. It took me a while to get used to it." Jacob exhaled and shook his head. "I hope Yuki doesn't have to see that or know what it's like." It changed people and one of the things that he liked about Yuki was the young man's softness. A softness that disappeared after watching those you care about get hurt or die.

There was another brief pause before he smirked. "I honestly expected you to fight with me about this."

It's still weird.