As The Storm Rages

Though it wasn't truly Hattori's place to judge he found loners often told the same stories, each with a slight twist to differentiate themselves from the last. Many were wanderers, with curiosity gleaming in their eyes as they sought to explore the world and others had been forced to adapt, to leave all they'd ever known behind. He had long since settled, but was quick to acknowledge he was the latter. His life here suited him better than the heir of Iga ever would have, but beyond all that there was no denying he wouldn't have left unless he'd been made to.

But why had they kicked her out at such an early age? Simply because she was a burden they did not wish to care for? Hattori understood such a line of thought to an extent, he did not wish to deal with others issues, but he was not needlessly cruel. Some things just needed to be done, whether he liked it or not.

"I see." He wasn't entirely sure what to say, offering an apology or condolences would only come across as disingenuous. A word that would never apply to him. "Wolves from many lands settle and find home here." Which was to say he assumed the same could be said of her.