Ms. Collins, you must send one of my ninjas with them. You know I always speak my mind, and I cannot bear the idea of two young women traveling by themselves. It is highly improper in times such as these. You must contrive to send somebody. Young women should always be properly guarded and attended, unless they are that rare sort of lady, like myself, who has been trained by the most respected master in Japan---and not by those appalling Chinese peasants.
