"Tens of thousands," he repeats, thoughtfully, digesting that and falling silent for a moment. It's a lot to take in.

"...I admit I had not considered they were guarding anything," he says, after a moment as he stares at the haniwa. He glances up and startles when people walking by briefly have the same faces, and then scowls at the thing. Man he hates this already.

"They seem to be here purely to make their maker's displeasure known, as far as I can tell. I have some experience with guardian statues, but they are not normally so...small."