somewhat overdue

Her tone was stilted, the native tongue did not come to her as naturally as Hattori had assumed. But she understood him and responded appropriately, so if nothing else she had picked up manners somewhere, perhaps it was Víðarr's influence at play as well. Likely even Tenshi too. She smiled and Hattori had seen that look far more times than he cared to count, schooled and proper, good enough to be appropriate but not earnest in any sense of the word. He did not think much of it, admittedly, they were strangers and such a meeting would always be stilted to some degree. She was correct in pointing that out, sharp enough to do so and though he didn't say as much, it pleased him to realise how much of Celeste she carried. She had been a good woman and her death had been an necessary tragedy for all involved.


"That is true enough," he conceded, following suit and swapping to the common tongue as well. "I thought it odd Víðarr did not attend the Hallows meeting." Tojo and Heiðinn were not allies by any means, but there had been an agreement between the two packs. "Does he not have his own children to act as an heir?" The implication was a little pointed, but clear: why you?