"Because somebody thought that instead of teaching children how to handle dangerous items responsibly it'd be better to just disarm them and make them easier prey."

Allegedly it was to preserve the innocence of children. In Six's experience, taking away any way they had to fight back enough to escape was the worst way to do it.

Six smirked. "I wouldn't have suggested using that unless I knew you had any sort of skill with knife-fighting to start with. Swords are fine. Live steel or wooden?"