"Not that I know of. I've never heard of a loftwing before." The name gave him a good idea of what it was, but he couldn't assume anything as certain until he'd seen the creature itself. Or machine. It could have been a flying vessel, too.

As for swordplay? He just smiled a little sheepishly. "Not really, no. My sword is a family treasure. It was a great honor to have it passed into my hands, an instrument to serve and protect my people. I wanted to learn how to use it properly."

Everything else he was supposed to learn as a prince of the land was, to put it bluntly, kind of boring. But training to be a mighty warrior? He'd enjoyed that far too much to consider it little more than an obligation. "I learned to ride horses and shoot a bow as well, but I'm not sure I'd call that a hobby."