[mitsunari follows, his resolve suddenly snapping back into place. there's tension in him again, but quieter, more honed.

deceit. he can find that.]

Very well. [in the moonlight, hades is cast in strange shadows, the warmth of the lamps seemingly lost before it reaches him. mitsunari pauses before he speaks again.] Already I've heard your eldest brother's ... detractors - [enemies, he wants to say, but it's not quite the right word.] - speaking unfavorably of him, though some things I cannot determine the truth of. Nonetheless, I can only assume they intend to slander him.