Dame da ne dame yo dame na no yo

Lingering by the calm waters of the Shrine, Hattori was quiet and contemplative. As always there was much to do, but instead of rushing to it, he allowed himself a moment of peace. Just to be still and think, try to sort through the thoughts that rushed through his mind. It was harder than you'd think, he was a man of action, the sooner it was done the better. And yet, he knew if he rushed things through it would not end well. Nothing ever did.

Inevitably, things could change and he intended to move with the flow instead of swimming against the current, just like he always did. Time to break old habits, if nothing else.

Getting to his paws, he noticed a scent on the wind. Yaeume had passed by recently, presumably as she did a border patrol or moved further inland. It had been a considerable amount of time since they'd last spoken, perhaps he would take up this chance and see what she intended to do. What she wanted, in the grand scheme of things.
"Speech"