[Hawk nods, accepting that, but his eyes widen at the next part.] Over a thousand years…? How…? [He considers Ichijou for a moment, then shakes his head.] Well, I'll agree there.

I suppose so, at least in part. It's… not the kind of situation I could accept, either- people with power they don't deserve. So if it came down to it, I suppose I'd force an opportunity.