Hida Emi stared at the Crane Magistrate for a moment.  He said that the merchants hadn't given him any reason why they had been attacked, but that could mean that the merchants had lied to him.  Or that he was lying to her.  Of course, with a Crane it was hard to tell.<br/><br/>Emi decided not to press the issue.  The other magistrates were more skilled in trading words with a Crane than she was; Indeed Meiwha was a Crane herself... and a shugenja besides.<br/><br/>Emi nods in affirmation, accepting the Cranes offer to join him for tea.  Then she walks over to her previous table, taking her seat once more, settling her helmet on the table.  Emi rests her elbow on the table, leaning forward slightly, her fingers drumming the lip of the table as she watches the Crane magistrate wordlessly, waiting for Akane or Meihwa to arrive to talk to the man.