Not that she was particularly against training in the martial arts. In fact, she rather thought that she would be trained, and was already anticipating having her Master mould her into the sort of fighter that he'd want from her. Yet, she had to consider what might be actually fitting for their use of the sword, and having the best suited for wielding the sword would be way more helpful than anything else.
Although she did have to admit that if she was going to be trained in the Art, it might be best for her to be practicing kyudo. For some reason, using the bow and arrow seemed to suit her, and the fact was that she rather liked the idea. Besides, if anything else, that would help their dojo out, what with expanding their scope of styles, and there was some sort of... prestige that came with including kyudo in an organization's activities.
That was all for later though, and she sighed heavily as she considered what exactly she should do with the sword. Her Master or Makoto would likely know who would be best able to do sword fighting, but with the weapon being magical, there was a serious possibility that it would have special powers that would suit one person over another. It was like with entertainment, as in a person could sing or act, but wasn't always able to pull off both.
And on top of that, there was always the possibility that the sword was meant for one hand in particular.
To tell the truth, her powers could likely make her able to sense the sword's own energies and find out what it knew of its purpose and abilities. However, the problem was that she didn't know how well that could work out. A little concentration might be able to do it, but on the other hand, it might require meditation, a sacred fire, and special charms to be able to contact the sword's 'soul'. Of course, that supposed that the blade actually had enough of a consciousness to contact, and wasn't just empowered enough to give it some sort of 'instinctual' intellect.
There was no reason to not try though, since it could do a lot. If enemies came again, this could be a useful weapon to use in the upcoming fight. Their Master might need it, and she was rather sure that putting in a little effort now would be a big help in the long run. All that she had to do was to use her knowledge of rituals and spiritual energies to see if there was some indication as to what sort of power it might hold.
Just as soon as she recovered enough to not wince in pain, she'd try working on that. Hopefully, things would go better than the training that they'd already gone through, as that had been more absurd than anything else. Then again, she rather thought that it didn't always matter how well trained someone was, since their personalities hobbled them in ways that made them pathetic.
Why, one just had to look in the direction of that idiot that had been trying to use the sword earlier, as he was too stupid to recognize that he was showing off too much to actually be a threat. Then again, she rather disliked the idea of a threat coming her Master's way, as she rather liked him, and much preferred being his slave over some other options. Still, she was happy that the would be attacker was gone, and she rather hoped that wherever he was, he got plenty of reason to stay far away from there.
He saw the great wall first, its impressive structure inspiring awe at the sight of its grand size and strength. The gates opened with a great solemn dignity, looking to be many spans higher than any man's height. Inside, the street was wide and full of amazing buildings, each looking rather well designed and sturdy. Those structures that were obviously some sort of temples or palace dwarfed any man that might try to approach it.
"Ah, yes! You have obviously seen the greatness that is I, Tatewaki Kuno, and decided that you would bid be come to rest in this city of glory," the would be samurai declared, nodding in approval at what he saw as his confirmation as a grand warrior. "Surely you have seen my wondrous self as the right sort of guest to entrust with a guided tour to your city, possibly even to take over as ruler of your primitive tribe."
Now, this was all said as he was currently hog tied, and was being carried, hanging from a rather large pole. It didn't seem that any of them actually understood what he was saying, and if they did, they just paid him no mind. They just kept on moving along, ignoring his leers and pompous regards. Whatever they had taken him for was paramount on their minds, and his reaction to it was being immediately dismissed.
Kuno didn't seem to notice their apparent disinterest though, and puffed out his chest in the welcome that he was sure would come in this city, while:
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