[Which is why he can't fault that tactic, really. Given all their surmising about tests and resources and all that. Favors were certainly an excellent way to make that happen, and Matoba will take the one offered him; given his relations within Tamamo already, he supposes that they would do fairly well if offered across clan lines for something that could be construed as minor... at first.]
[The cats, anyway, seemed open to negotiations.]
Of course. [It was 'good business' to be sure of oneself before making any promises, right?] I have little experience with mixing them myself, but my clan certainly had stores of information on the poisons carried by certain types of ayakashi, and how to counter them. Ah, it would have been convenient if I could still reference that information...
[Too bad he will never be able to regain the like, 12 manor houses worth of books and scrolls his clan owns, the mad lads. He's pulled out of his musing as the drinks are served up, and cheerily reaches to pop his straw into the top of his drink and take a sip.] Ahh, refreshing on a spring afternoon.
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[Which is why he can't fault that tactic, really. Given all their surmising about tests and resources and all that. Favors were certainly an excellent way to make that happen, and Matoba will take the one offered him; given his relations within Tamamo already, he supposes that they would do fairly well if offered across clan lines for something that could be construed as minor... at first.]
[The cats, anyway, seemed open to negotiations.]
Of course. [It was 'good business' to be sure of oneself before making any promises, right?] I have little experience with mixing them myself, but my clan certainly had stores of information on the poisons carried by certain types of ayakashi, and how to counter them. Ah, it would have been convenient if I could still reference that information...
[Too bad he will never be able to regain the like, 12 manor houses worth of books and scrolls his clan owns, the mad lads. He's pulled out of his musing as the drinks are served up, and cheerily reaches to pop his straw into the top of his drink and take a sip.] Ahh, refreshing on a spring afternoon.