Hanzo would walk back to sit at the table.  "We are Emerald Magistrates.  " Hanzo would say to tell the Doji as he settled into his seat. wanting to bring his opinions to the table.<br/><br/>[color]We were earlier then anyone expected us to be arriving.  They had maybe an hour of preparation even if they knew exactly where to send the Oni.  I don't presume to know the ins and outs of the process to summon an Oni, but the time frame given and our early arrival makes us being the target unlikely.  If anything the presence of a Maho user in the city would bring down a great deal of attention and anyone who used sublty as part of their defenses would not want this much attention, even to remove us."[/color]  Hanzo would comment as he sat down.  The scorpion and the Dragon had been on friendly terms for awhile and he knew enough that the Scorpion's defenses were not totally dependent on their army and was usually best for all if their defensive measures were not publicly known.<br/><br/>"Whoever summoned the Oni would have to either do it to destroy an important target or to spread panic and cause us to intensify investigations, most likely to come across something unrelated but something we can't ignore."  Nothing about Hanzo's voice said he was even disapproving of any Scorpion methods.  He didn't ask or even want to know the details, he knew they were effective and methods he himself could never employ.