Though at first she was given a few odd looks, what with being a drow, and an unusual one at that, but when it was apparent that Sbatarra was going to cause no trouble, she was left to her own devices. The maps were easy, being something commonly searched for; there were often many copies of the same ones, as their frequent use wore them thin around the edges, and many had to be replaced. Sbatarra's work there was done in little more than an hour.<br/><br/>Her studying of the samurai was far more time-consuming, however. The search for works on the subject were already rare enough, and many of those that she did find were only about certain aspects of them, not their entirety. There were books about their many ways of fighting, about their history, about their weaponry and armor, but finally, through enough searching, Sbatarra found the one thing that she would discover to be the most valuable.<br/><br/>The Way of the Warrior, Bushido, was a strict code that governed nearly every aspect of the life of a samurai, Of note was that women were not called samurai at all, but instead onna-bushi; not necessarily worthless, but certainly trivial for one such as the elf. She read of their deep love of honor and how many of them would follow it to the grave. They were to show benevolence, and they were to always be as correct as far as their knowledge went. Respect was something both given and expected, and to deny it was a disgraceful act that elected swift retribution. To lie was a grave infraction, and would be dealt with harshly. And harsh the penalties were, as it had been told that many samurai had killed themselves out of the dishonor and disgrace of their acts. And yet, even with such restrictions, they were still renowned for their skill and ferocity in battle. It was much to take in, but much was to be gained from the reading as well.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>