She had a pretty good idea what he'd say, yeah, but that doesn't mean she doesn't still want and value his opinion. And she might have been wrong.

"You wouldn't worry about the implications of bringing foreign weapons into a culture that's never seen anything like them before?" It's a serious question, but there's a look in her eyes. It might be a mischievous sparkle, if she were capable of such things. But she couldn't possibly.

"Not yet. But if I'm going to keep practicing, I probably should get one of my own."