Because I am testing you, [Matoba replies perhaps a little too frankly, but he did throw others off guard by being a little too honest at unexpected moments, sometimes. Or... when he thinks they truly aren't reading between the lines. Sorry, Xingqiu.] Oh, well.
The prevailing theory is that the Enma may be behind this- perhaps the first strike of many in a bid to take down the clan leaders, [He explains,] In order to regain control of the underworld from the clans. As to why the Daitengu was first, or whether the other clanheads are in immediate danger... We probably just don't have the information to tell that, ourselves.
....As for the Daitengu. [Matoba's voice goes a little lower. He had shared this information with a few of their fellow Sutokus, but it was something he didn't want to spread around too much. If those outside of the Lost Souls caught wind of anyone trying to investigate, it might end up souring the upper echelons of the clan....] It isn't as if it's uncommon for powerful spirits to be able to hide certain aspects of their features- wings, or tails, the like. But the Daitengu did not have any wings on their corpse, despite being the target of an assassination.
Why would a creature who could simply fly away not even attempt to do so, in that situation?
[As someone who has hunted Tengu before.... It did not sit well with Matoba. No, instead... He had other ideas about the so-called "Daitengu" and their mask.]
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The prevailing theory is that the Enma may be behind this- perhaps the first strike of many in a bid to take down the clan leaders, [He explains,] In order to regain control of the underworld from the clans. As to why the Daitengu was first, or whether the other clanheads are in immediate danger... We probably just don't have the information to tell that, ourselves.
....As for the Daitengu. [Matoba's voice goes a little lower. He had shared this information with a few of their fellow Sutokus, but it was something he didn't want to spread around too much. If those outside of the Lost Souls caught wind of anyone trying to investigate, it might end up souring the upper echelons of the clan....] It isn't as if it's uncommon for powerful spirits to be able to hide certain aspects of their features- wings, or tails, the like. But the Daitengu did not have any wings on their corpse, despite being the target of an assassination.
Why would a creature who could simply fly away not even attempt to do so, in that situation?
[As someone who has hunted Tengu before.... It did not sit well with Matoba. No, instead... He had other ideas about the so-called "Daitengu" and their mask.]