Oh no, none of it was a lie. I simply didn't tell anyone the full story, and let them make their own assumptions. And these days, I do tend to just run my shop. In fact, I think before I ended up here, I was due to make that my sole occupation.

[he breezes past it all with that same air of nonchalance that he's had since the day he first greeted him. the truth hasn't made him lighter, however. it just seems to have made him more eager to brush the whole thing aside.

he slides Benihime back in her sheath, the point made for now.] And as for planning ahead... That's just how I work. I need to have plans in place for any "what if" scenario, and, in this case, it means not letting everyone see what cards I have up my sleeve.