If the heel part of the shoes doubles as a dagger, maybe that ribbon is for strangling people with it [ Jiang Cheng muses, thoughtfully eyeing the long, dangling black leather strips. ] If I carried a leather ribbon for strangling or tying people up I would wear it on my wrists and not my calves but the people here have strange and impractical weapons choices. My shotgun is an unwieldy bludgeon weapon, too.

Have you tried already how hard it is to walk on them? [ He contemplates the very thin, very long heel, thinner than a calligraphy brush. ] It can't be that much harder than balancing on a sword, I suppose...

[ Doubt. So much doubt in his voice. This must be a weapon for advanced users. ]