Horsetail

Truly she did not know? Hattori's cold gaze searched her expression, an emotional contrast to the blankness of his face. Even in Ashen not all the information trickled downwards, but it was such a strange thing to leave unsaid. Was she lying to cover her tracks? It was hard to say for certain and Hattori suspected if he pushed any harder she'd withdraw within herself. She'd given him more information than she likely realised and there was still some room to learn a little more.

"I see. That is unusual, surely you must have heard our call." He'd made a point to make it loud enough, that it would have bounced off the surrounding trees and filled the empty spaces of the north. "Perhaps you were busy." Though he doubted it.  "Do you know why Ashen raided your people?"