zanshin tactics

The Warlord twitched his ear at Azure as he called out his ‘dibs’ as through that would help his case at all. He might have brought Hana into the pack, but his claim to the wolf was greater than Azure’s. She was his son's friend, and his spy and wolf.

The Warlord twitched an ear again at Azure’s next words, pointing out that the orange wolf should not be allowed to leave. He already knew too much, knew that Hanako was here, and knew of the slavers that had once owned her.

The man, Hattori, gave him the information he required. He felt and understood Azure’s desire to keep the man here, to ensure Hana’s safety. “You’ve given me much to think of. Don’t go anywhere just yet, Hattori.” He said, glancing at the man, and watching as his companions set themselves against his retreat. He then turned his attention to Azure, and nodded for his son to move further away with him.

“The idea of keeping him here has merit, but he belongs to Venom. Taking him without her permission would be an act of betrayal. We can call for her, and request permission to keep him here. However, we want the keepers to die. Every last one of them. He knows where they are. Do you want to wait for them to come here and risk them finding her, or do you want to take the fight to them? Follow this Hattori to the source, and kill every last one of them?” he posed his thoughts as questions, giving Azure a chance to poke his own thoughts on his father's scheming. If he was to be Warlord one day, it would do him good to think through every option in such a situation. He was not normally a blood thirsty wolf, but these wolves had thought to call Hana a slave. A wolf that deserved so much more than they had given her. Wolves that would take her back in a heartbeat. She was his and an example had to be made.