He raised an eye ridge at the question, before reverting back to his human form, wearing the full body armor that was his skin now. Being out of it felt... wrong, now, after nearly two millennia in the armor. He did let her finish before answering, and nodded to the last part. "That is a big reason, knowing your limits. But it has damned little to do with any of what you mentioned, and more to do with the fucks that have happened since I left. And that is just what I have learned of.<br/><br/>Ama, Ulwei, and Ash all have their own intelligence services, but are suffering from... issues. Ash is a demon, not really her fault, but she needs to get over one last issue before I am ready to go this far with her, her tendency to play with opponents long after they should have been dealt with and moved on from.<br/><br/>Ulwei just blew herself out of the water by hiding things from me, and not being able to let go despite it being obvious she should have, and then being in denial about it despite me hammering at it being an issue.<br/><br/>And Ama... well, she is lucky, because some of her fuck ups are enough that I am actually angry with her. She has outright thrown several of the other companion's followers to Barid, just to keep herself relevant to the political game. She cares first about herself, then her family, then the kitsunes, then the rest of you, then everyone else. And some of these secrets do not include the kitsunes getting off lightly, and her reaction is one that I... am uneasy with.<br/><br/>You, however, have made mistakes, some almost as bad as the others, but you learned and admitted to them. And so far, you haven't hidden those mistakes when I asked about them. THAT is one of the bigger points in your favor. And you have managed to stymie Barid's intelligence division fairly well, despite their obvious advantages. So I will be using you to start my own intelligence group, not for your considerable battle potential. Most of your job will be done here, so no warning to Barid."