Nah, I think you got it first time around. Sword handles more on matters with people. Archer handles more on matters with nature/monster. Torch handles more on exploration and dungeoneering. It just happens that these roles are symbolized with the things that they most commonly are holding.
I'd cut her some slack. After all, she's also a middle schooler. She's already more mature than last time we saw her (which isn't much but hey it counts)