Mm. I know that tradition had more prominence in earlier times. That my father agreed to teach me at all is a mark of it-- I would still be expected to take up arms in defence of my household. But... [She searches for the words, and her thoughts turn to Kagehisa.] Form. Decorum. Tradition. Where the country is at peace, so much of these parts of our society have been highly ritualised. Women have little place in such things anymore.

Were I not from a samurai bloodline, it may have been different. [Ironically. Still, as that day with the dogs confirmed for her, to be rescued by a girl was considered too degrading.]