Well, he is. He knows life in the middle of a war-like situation, but it's still very different from marital law. For one most people in his world aren't even aware of the multi-party conflict bloodily fought in their midst. But there also isn't much censure or tightly defined rules in his society - there are rules, but they almost always grant some open leeway, and while he is aware of politics going on and affecting everything, he's rarely felt that they were threatening him personally.

"No, the really important things need to be taught to the cubs. Why would you not talk about them?"

Perhaps it's different in societies that people as a rule enter before they're teenagers, but he can't really imagine it. There has to be some point in your life when the basics are laid out for you, right?