"... to regain a weapon that I had dropped?" Duke blinks at her, a habit he hadn't quite lost yet. That would make sense. "... In a time where it is hard to regain a weapon, keeping it.... Possibly." It sounded like something he might do - reach out with a spell for one purpose and try to use it for another.

"... Apologies for.. startling..." Awkwardly. That's what he did, right?