It looks like I get a lot more mastery when fighting than I do LE. They're both pretty close to each other, skill-wise, too. Both skills started at 0/34, and this is from hunting red gremlins.
Small Edged: 271 47% intrigued (16/34)
Melee Mastery: 260 15% very focused (21/34)
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