"I have a sword in Darrow that I brought from my home," she told him seriously. "And I would say that children may certainly be taught to use swords. My brother and I began playing and fighting with wooden swords when we were not yet seven years."

It was not so in all lands, but she had no complaints about the training and swordsmanship that she had had. Ever was it useful, even when she had not been placed in a pirate camp.