"Will you go on a quest with me sometime, please? Aside from martial arts training with my clan, I've had survival and espionage training at the Academy."

If nothing else, she was confident she wouldn't be a burden and that she could properly contribute on missions, whether they were combative or not. He also seemed like someone she could learn a lot from, and she was only a year shy of being eligible for graduation from the Academy. Perhaps in a year's time she'd be able to find a way home.