[A man? She says it with such certainty that it's difficult to think she doesn't know what she's talking about, especially when he knows she's highly capable. The way he pauses in his searching is probably a good sign that he wasn't aware of these details, and he takes a moment to take them in, thoughts racing.
They no longer have the luxury of turning a blind eye to each other's struggles. Haku's betrothal to Mizuki meant he'd always tried to keep somewhat aware of the Xian Le's internal affairs, but a traitor in their midst would've meant far less to him mere months ago, than it does now. Their "enemy lines" have been thoroughly smudged, for better or for worse; the actions of this person have affected all of them, if she believes that the murderer is also the one who started the fires.
If the Yiling Ridge children had gotten caught up in that...]
An accomplice to Madame Wren? [He's going to assume she knows who that is.] Or against her?
[It seems unlikely that they'd be working together--the fire took out many of those warehouses, after all. A retaliation, perhaps?]
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They no longer have the luxury of turning a blind eye to each other's struggles. Haku's betrothal to Mizuki meant he'd always tried to keep somewhat aware of the Xian Le's internal affairs, but a traitor in their midst would've meant far less to him mere months ago, than it does now. Their "enemy lines" have been thoroughly smudged, for better or for worse; the actions of this person have affected all of them, if she believes that the murderer is also the one who started the fires.
If the Yiling Ridge children had gotten caught up in that...]
An accomplice to Madame Wren? [He's going to assume she knows who that is.] Or against her?
[It seems unlikely that they'd be working together--the fire took out many of those warehouses, after all. A retaliation, perhaps?]