[ That... was a good question. Piper hesitates and then admits honestly: ]

I'm not coming to training because I want to be able to defend myself. [ She can do that to a certain extent. ] I'm coming because whatever situation comes up, I want to be able to handle it.

[ She doesn't want to have to wait around for someone to help her, especially if there are other people relying on her. She'd say that she's not a 'charge into battle when she or others are threatened' kind of person, except a few seconds of honest reflection - of what she wants... yeah, yeah she is. She just hasn't had the kind of weapons normally associated with that kind of action, and certainly not the training. ]

So more the 'wading into the thick of it' option.

[ Which... sounds really weird to say out loud, but... was the truth. ]