>>5 Her father hated weapons (so impractical for a kingdom like theirs) so private lessons like those were out of the question. But true, she should've at least been taught the noble art of self-defense or something. Then again, she was a princess so maybe they assumed she'd always have someone to protect her at all times (for example, Hak).
I didn't watch much of the anime. It went too slow for me. The manga has gone quite far now. Quite a lot of world-building, if you can call it that.