Tashi is rather surprised from Maki's suggestion for sword duel....as rather extreme. He knows Maki's own strength lays in her ninjutsu and she had told she lacks in taijutsu, a field where he himself specializes in. But he does not question her choice; as it would be equally if not more so unfair if she had chosen him using ninjutsu against her. If they would go pure sword technique and not use any taijutsu techniques, then it's pure melee skill alone Tashi would have edge even then too thanks true red eyes.<br/><br/>He nods and says to her while smiling; "Thirty minutes is enough lady Maki, see you in the tower then." Tashi would hurry on his home fast as he could to change to his regular clothes and head back up scale the wall to reach the Goshi tower and it's roof.