everywhere I go

His suggestion wasn't entirely stupid, but Hattori did not think the yearling quite understood what Hattori was dealing with. The threat at large. There was much to learn by hanging back and observing, it was a tactic Hattori knew well himself so the fact that these strangers emulated it perfectly was indeed concerning to him. They were expertly trained, and though Hattori was capable as they came he was still pragmatic, weighing up the pros and cons and even then he couldnt' quite decide. Some risks were simply not worth taking.

"Lay a trap for the kind that is suspicious of everything?" He asked, head tilting slightly, somewhat demeaning in his delivery. Hattori was many things but he wasn't a fool.