Black Hole Sun
01-27-2021, 11:08 AM
Hattori watched, unwavering and unblinking as his cousin yelled at him with bared teeth. At any other time this would be an affront Hattori simply would not tolerate but given the circumstances....he said nothing, and allowed Raijin's storm to run it's course. All thunderous words and hackles raised as though he'd been shocked by lightning. But hearing what he'd done, what Raijin had attempted to do bought a fierce glower to Hattori's face and a flash of his white teeth as he dwelled on the repercussions of his cousins actions. Just one foolish decision had caused all of Hattori's plans and preparations to come crashing down, no doubt leaving the Iga clan in shambles in his wake. As things stood if either of them stepped one paw back on Nippon they would be dead men walking, captured and brought home to commit honourable suicide.
Take's dead was unforgiveable, a rogue element Hattori hadn't seen coming but to attempt to shrike their lord down was-in the eyes of most- even worse. Simply put, out of grief Raijin had made a bad situation so so so much worse and for the time being there was nothing Hattori could do to remedy that.
"I...understand how you feel. But can you not see what you have done?" He stepped away to pace back and forth, ears flat. Even Hattori could only take so much and Raijin just had a way of pressing all the wrong buttons. The longer he lingered on this the deeper the severity of this situation sunk in, till it seized his heart. "It is one thing to want to avenge your brother but to be so stupid- so brazen? Did you forget all of your training? It is not a matter of strength, you will never get another chance. You threw it all away!"