@MarquisBlack : Nope, at least not with how it's presented.
It looked more like it's pointing out how much of a self-pitying person Tristan is.
Like how despite initially internally mocking Ivona for trying to learn the 'difficult' summoning arts (that he seem to have dropped after thinking so)
When she finally learned it, his mind's focus is figuring out 'why' would she do that.
Her initial stated reason of trying to get her dad's attention? Nononono, can't be.
Trying to outdo him? CLEARLY SO.