"Well, by now, I think you know my full name as Shen Lon. I have been called 'Raven' by some, though I sometimes find it too melodramatic for my taste" Shen bowed. "I am pleased to meet all of you, Mr. Williams in particular. I think there are few who wouldn't be awed before such a...personality"
Neither biting sarcasm nor mocking tone were present in Shen's comment. However, it seemed all too formal and polite, like a bellhop's tired 'good morning, sir' save far more verbose and complex.
Much tradition and formality have been thrust into the Chinaman's mannerisms. Even the blind could see through the occasional cold/warm smile the iron of discipline beneath the silk.
"Well, my first idea is to play upon this Kazuhito's jealous tendencies" Shen's finger went up to clear away his dark locks from his face. "To start, what if Bobcat here feigned affections for the obviously attention hungry monk? Given his nature, I would imagine that he longs for affection. Thus his heart, I think, is not so difficult to capture.
Once done, we proceed to our second step:
Enter then a stranger that catches our young maiden's eye for but a single but very apparent moment. Jealousy sparks in our hot headed clergyman's heart and he is forced to take action.
Soon enough, we will see his true nature. His modus operandi in solving 'problems', so to speak. Once we know how he thinks and acts, its only a matter of time before he reveals to us his hand."
Shen of course was only thinking from the top of his head, from the information that was only then being processed in his brain. Bobcat's bouncing melody helped a little though
"This is of course, is assuming that he has quite a measure of predictability and he is willing to risk life and limb for young Bobcat here. Most likely though, he will be at his guard, considering the presence of bounty hunters in the area.
Its only a modest proposal, mind you. I think it would be much better and easier to slip past him if you could fill in the details, or at least, adjust and twist it according to your observations of the man.
I have no first hand experience of him. He seems the sort I would rather avoid, though.
So, is this a feasible idea or a useless endeavor for our purposes?"
