breaking and entering

It was as he expected and Lament was quick to bring up further points that made Hattori's brows furrow. Ashen was not as large as it had once been, but they still had more than enough man power to keep unwanted visitors out. The fact that not only did it slip by unnoticed, but persisted despite all the scents lingering in the air spoke volumes. It had nothing to fear from wolves, which seemed to ring true since it had seemingly vanished into thin air. Gone without a trace.

"They are safe in the palace. My companions are on guard duty tonight." And they would continue to serve that duty till Hattori got to the bottom of this, of which he would do his best. "I want you to keep an eye out for this creature, you see or find anything out of the ordinary I trust your judgement."

With luck tonight was just an outlier, not a sign of worse things to come.