Ya did what you had to do. [Mamoru leans back, a little further away from his bowl.] Sometimes politics and action don't mix.

[Not that he is... a perfect example of what you'd consider a diplomat. In fact, it's the total opposite, standing at the other side of the spectrum, or out of it completely. That Mamoru had been called anachronistic several times without even mentioning his penchant for the art of the sword kind of set himself apart from who usually made the calls.

Then again he was an instrument, not a judge, and he's aware of that.]

I was part of a similar group. We were independent, though, responded to a guy who oversaw the whole network but not much else. [He tilts his head, bringing his elbows a little closer to each other on the table to sit up a little straighter.] I had to work behind the scenes a lot, enough to know that sometimes it's just necessary.

What kinda mission was it?