[Yeah, he's going to keep the little tidbit about swords being banned in his time out of this conversation. No need to break his new acquaintance's heart or anything......]

... While it is true that times change, at times rather rapidly, to give up our values at the first hint of change would be to give up who we are ourselves.

[They all have to change, but...their values do not.]

I have chosen to devote my life to the sword as well, despite my family name. Though times are changing, I don't intend to give that up.