zanshin tactics
10-16-2020, 02:22 PM
The Warlord's questions were reasonable enough that Hattori took no offence. Not that he was the sort who allowed baseless accusations to get under his skin. If he wanted Hanako dead then that would be so, she'd be rotting in some shallow grave by now. But as things stood, whilst he held no affection for her he didn't care to see her harmed on enslaved either. If this was where she wished to live then here she would stay. But ah yes, the fact she looked like a koi no doubt complicated matters, made it seem as though Hattori was entangled in this farce. He considered his words for a moment, sometimes the common tongue did not come to him as fluently as he would have liked.
"She is not my kin." He had his suspicions but didn't care to pry nor was he the sort to share conjecture. He dealt in cold hard facts, absolutes. "Three seasons ago she was brought before my people by dark wolves, I did not care to learn their names. They claimed that she was a bride and offered to exchange her for some exorbitant fee. I said no." Despite only being a yearling at the time he'd been quite firm on the matter, so much so the Keepers had simply left it at that. Hanako on the other paw, if memory served, seemed quite offended, hurt even. Strange girl. Then again she had gotten to know some of his underlings and perhaps she grown to like Nippon during her brief stay.
"I met her again a few weeks ago, she was hurt and I escorted her back to your borders." She would have mentioned him, he was sure, given that she so loved to talk. Lord Hattori this, Lord Hattori that. "She spoke of her Keepers and seemed concerned they may return for her, she did not ask this of me but I looked into it nonetheless."
His gaze shifted to the second wolf, he addressed the elder as Father, which sat about right given all he knew about the Armada thus far.The pair could question his intentions all they pleased, he wasn't doing this for them, but if Venom asked this of him then he would comply. As always.
"Do what needs to be done." Was all he said, the matter was in their hands.