[Hakkai slips his sword through his belt, crossing his arms as he watches Chikusa's feathers puff up just a little. His expression is settling from a thin smile into outright cold, and the same chilly certainty rides on the thought that responds to Chikusa.]
A soulless shinki with no mind is in no position to betray me. If you had come along, with your poison, and Loki had turned you against me, would that have helped?
Or if he had turned you and Ken against each other? Numbers, against someone with mind control abilities, are a liability.
Loki's shinki had to be there. I also brought someone as backup who could attack from a distance great enough to escape immediate notice and danger. I misjudged my own safety, but I won't apologize for not having gotten you killed as well.
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[Hakkai slips his sword through his belt, crossing his arms as he watches Chikusa's feathers puff up just a little. His expression is settling from a thin smile into outright cold, and the same chilly certainty rides on the thought that responds to Chikusa.]
A soulless shinki with no mind is in no position to betray me. If you had come along, with your poison, and Loki had turned you against me, would that have helped?
Or if he had turned you and Ken against each other? Numbers, against someone with mind control abilities, are a liability.
Loki's shinki had to be there. I also brought someone as backup who could attack from a distance great enough to escape immediate notice and danger. I misjudged my own safety, but I won't apologize for not having gotten you killed as well.