[hider=Pointless]"I doubt that most of your guardians could even lift my sword, princess," Yuki stated, making a move--and then moving the opposing side, even as people fell into the river, got poisoned, and generally caused themselves no end of trouble. She was too far from the river to drag someone out, and she couldn't do anything about poison, so why even get up? "If the ninja refrained from simply [i]trying[/i] to kill, then I highly doubt the success of this entire trip. Look what someone simply [i]testing[/i] your defences did."

The [i]arrogance[/i] rolling off of the one-armed samurai was peerless. She didn't count herself amongst the others for the results of the fight--because, really, she [i]wasn't[/i] involved. Arrive, attempt honourable combat against a ninja, he runs away and collapses the gate as a distraction. [i]Her[/i] skills weren't those in question. Yet. Maybe one of this lot would call her out; it would liven the evening up...[/hider]