Yuudai's reaction only made Lord Shima laugh even more, at her flustered she had gotten before suddenly having to leave.  He was relieved to change the subject as she had been right, he was very worried things were going to get pretty bad and he knew it.  It's why he gave them authority to act as representatives and forge alliances, because he had a feeling this was going to go way beyond a simple case of theft.  He had things he was doing to help with that, but he would deal with them after the group had left, no need to make them worry any more than they had to.  He quickly pushed all those thoughts aside once Kenji came to him with his own words, causing the Daimyo to give a small nod in return.  The Oja were friends, and even if Shinja was a little rough around the edges he was considered a friend too and that wasn't expected to change.

[color=0072bc]"If he does do anything crazy don't worry, it isn't anyone's fault but his own. But I'm not afraid him, plenty have tried to take my life before and all have failed so I have no reason to think he'd be the one to succeed. Plus if he did that would mean one of my sons would take control of the clan, and I'm sure no one wants that! Hahaha!"[/color] He joked loudly. He loved all of his sons and so did most of the clan but most agreed that none of them were really ready for a leadership position that high.  Only one of them was even married, and none them had enough experience with the more difficult decisions. But still they were his sons and all great in their own way, he had faith that they would all fit perfectly into leadership positions when the time was right.