"She's really not supposed to travel," Sakari explains, apparently unsurprised that Miki never mentioned this. "She was such a great warrior for so long, but... well, she says she used her body up too quick. She can still fight and walk and everything but traveling is really hard on her."

...and because Sakari insisted it wouldn't be at all helpful to the new independent and powerful image of the South if her parents escorted her everywhere.