The Reason Behind The Motive

The meeting was over and the guild representatives dispersed from the union building where they had had their intense discussion. 

Yuuto and Aiko made their way out of the massive union building, the dim lighting of the late evening sun casting long shadows across the stone floor.

Aiko, her hands folded neatly in front of her, glanced sideways at Yuuto, her curiosity bubbling to the surface.

"Master Yuuto, do you plan on actively participating in the search for this monster?"

Yuuto walked calmly, his hands clasped behind his back, deep in thought. The faintest of smiles spread on his face as he looked ahead. 

"Aethel is overestimating this creature."

"The intelligence it displayed in carrying out the murders shows it's well aware of its own limits. If it were truly a threat to guild masters like us, it wouldn't be skulking in the shadows, picking off victims one by one. No, it would be more direct with its actions."