Originally Posted by
RoydGolden
I'd take it more as not that she's unable to fight with her hands, but just she willfully refuses to do so because it's not ladylike. At least that way it could make a badass scene where after a grueling battle the enemy finally disarms Scathach of her spear and gloats that she's helpless now, only for her effortlessly curbstomp him with barehanded strikes. Afterwards as she stands over the enemy's pulverized body she'd sigh softly to herself and say something like "Ah, a proper lady shouldn't fight with her fists like a brute, but it seems I had no other choice. At least Cu didn't see me like this..."