"She's using water!" A grizzled samurai in the prisoner block shot to his feet, jabbing his finger toward the floor. "That's not hers! She's channeling outside power! This duel is supposed to be blade against blade!"
"Oh, sit down." A young samurai three rows back rounded on the veteran with open contempt. "Lady Kaede started slinging spells already like a siege mage, and you didn't breathe a word about sacred traditions then."
"That's different! The [Ougon Zan] looks like an honorable samurai technique..."
The lieutenant with the ruined arm vehemently disagreed. "Lady Ayame hasn't cast a spell. She spoke no incantation nor did she expend mana."
