[Hakkai takes one more step back through the borderline, watching as the leech slams against it, and makes a mild noise of approval.]

Others -- oh, you mean my shinki? No, I'm afraid I didn't think I'd need company for a delivery or two.

[Another man walks by, and the purple leech draped down his back -- almost twice the size of the first -- raises its head, teeth working visibly in the round mouth, and lunges at the borderline.]

My mistake. And that injury may take some internal healing, too, as I recall....