After the half hour passes, Noriko sort of remembers hearing about that particular song. The Maiden's Oath: Third Movement: Glorious Warrior. It got popular enough in the Scavengerlands that it even managed to filter into Greyfalls unaltered, despite a few sections that are arguably against Immaculate dogma.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, on the way back the shadowy figure challenges her to a duel. It's an epic battle, showing off the skills of both warriors, certainly great enough to bring tears to the eyes of lesser peoples, especially as the heroine is badly wounded.<br/><br/>Only that never actually happened. What did happen is that a tree branch fell, and with it Noriko is quite distracted for a moment.