It Was a Dark & Stormy Night!

It wasn't so much that Hattori had a third sense and automatically knew when his lands were being infringed upon. Though such an ability would have been very useful, he was still only a wolf at the end of the day and though his senses were sharp they were limited. Rather, he had noticed Kiriko coming out this way and had found himself wondering why that was. She was naturally free to come and go as he pleased, the woman was by no means on a short leash or a leash at all for the matter but-

It was quickly, apparently that she wasn't alone. Through the rain he couldn't see much at all, the brief flashes of lightening did little to clear his few as mud squelched under paw. He had lost sight of Kiriko, but his trained gaze narrowed in on movement as the figure rushed to find shelter from the elements. The Oaks was a decent place for it, the trees sturdy and their branches wide, or that would have been the case if Tojo had not claimed it as their own some seasons ago.

He moved again, in no particular rush as he approached the tree the stranger seemed to be huddling beside. It took him a moment for familiarity to tick in his brain- he knew her face but could not recall her name.

"You're trespassing." He pointed out, not particularly pleased by this turn of events but he- in a rare show of giving the woman the benefit of the doubt- assumed it had been accidental. Thus what could be construed as a show of leniency, he hadn't attacked her after all. He wasn't entirely unreasonable these days.

That and he knew Kiriko was out here somewhere, knowing her she'd want to talk things out. She always did.