The first thing Rufus took note of was the weapon by Chrom's side. So, he was most likely proficient with a sword at the very least. His job title allowed for it. He didn't have any interest in using one himself, well he preferred not to get involved with... any of this in the first place, but he didn't have much of a choice right now.

Aggravating, but Rufus didn't want to waste time feeling bad for himself or whining about his situation. Such behavior would be useless.

"I've done a brief survey of this city, but not into full detail." He planned on looking into things more later on. In any new place, information was key. Know the surroundings, the politics, people that held power. "I'm assuming that you've been here much longer than I have. Anything specific that I should be aware of? Well, besides what the Moogle covered when I first arrived here."