[Normally, Matoba's reply would be 'information isn't free'. But that would be rather counter to the spirit of the meeting, wouldn't it? So he'll make an exception, this once.]
There seem to be a few chief theories. The first is the suspicion that the Daitengu is not truly dead. It would be easy, after all, to have had a body double appear at the Night Parade in their stead, since no one knows who the Daitengu really is.... If they were aware that this attempt would come, and chose to sacrifice a double in their stead in order to draw out the perpetrator, that would certainly be like the head of our clan, the whisperers in the shadows, now wouldn't it?
...The Kappa, for their part, seem to claim no part in this. I'm inclined to believe that, given their behavior in the last few hours. [He frowns.] The weaklings are scattering in terror.... as they should. Their master can no longer protect them. [Matoba's displeased expression shows what he thinks of that. The place of a clanhead, no matter how you looked at it, was to shield their underlings.......]
But as for who might have been behind this in the first place....... [He pauses, and slyly smiles towards Xingqiu.] Who do you think might have made the attempt, Xingqiu-kun?
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[Normally, Matoba's reply would be 'information isn't free'. But that would be rather counter to the spirit of the meeting, wouldn't it? So he'll make an exception, this once.]
There seem to be a few chief theories. The first is the suspicion that the Daitengu is not truly dead. It would be easy, after all, to have had a body double appear at the Night Parade in their stead, since no one knows who the Daitengu really is.... If they were aware that this attempt would come, and chose to sacrifice a double in their stead in order to draw out the perpetrator, that would certainly be like the head of our clan, the whisperers in the shadows, now wouldn't it?
...The Kappa, for their part, seem to claim no part in this. I'm inclined to believe that, given their behavior in the last few hours. [He frowns.] The weaklings are scattering in terror.... as they should. Their master can no longer protect them. [Matoba's displeased expression shows what he thinks of that. The place of a clanhead, no matter how you looked at it, was to shield their underlings.......]
But as for who might have been behind this in the first place....... [He pauses, and slyly smiles towards Xingqiu.] Who do you think might have made the attempt, Xingqiu-kun?