@Franxx
he wants to see if he's strong enough to protect her, he's the captain of the guards how can he allow someone to lead or to protect his princes if they are just a weakling or a coward
@ch-apocalypse just because someone is strong enough doesn't make him can be trusted tho, what if the other party is actually a part of enemy military group?
@eng1 actually it can still have an impact if they are not careful. It won't do much harm to local trade but it can potentially damaged foreign trade. If damaged to foreign trade is so great, it can also have an effect to local trade.
@Franxx
It's the weird idea of the good ol' times, they judge people by crossing their blade.
Like:
"your blade skill is honest",
"you are holding back too much",
"there's much more to you then meet the eyes",
"you don't show any killing intent",
"you have good eyes, eyes to show you never give up",
etc.