When Michimori called his wife to his place with an intention to mourn over unwilling farewell, Noritsune admonished him, "This place is the most dangerous battlefield, such that I am dispatched here. If you think in this way, you cannot be of service here."
通盛が妻を呼び寄せて別れを惜しもうとすると、教経は「ここはこの教経が差し向けられる程の最も危険な戦場ですぞ。そのような心がけでは、ものの役に立ちますまいに」と嗜めている。