Mm. [Hakkai's silent for a moment as he pulls off a few paper towels to pat the excess marinade off the surface of the fish.]

I don't think Amaterasu herself is concealing malice towards us. Frankly, I don't think she's cunning enough for that, at least not at her age.

I don't trust her shinki as much. She must have named most of them before her death, and they may be acting on orders or ideals they learned from a version of her we never met.