KITSUKI AKANO<br/><br/>I nodded back at the Crane magistrate in deference at his minor correction.<strong>"It merely struck me as so unusual; an Ise zumi carrying a <em>katana</em>. Only <em>samurai</em> may carry <em>katana</em>. The <em>daisho</em>, as you will know better than I, is the symbol of the noble class. For lesser social classes to bear them is a crime punishable by summary execution should a noble witness it. Hence my conclusion."</strong><br/>