[Lacing his fingers together, he pushes his hands toward the ceiling and stretches, making a quietly amused little sound.]

To tell the truth, I've never really been that well-informed when it comes to politics and secrets. I'm a captain, and the men under me trust me to make the right decisions and give the right orders in the field, but that's all the leadership I was ever made for.

[His tone is placid, calm; the voice of a man who is completely certain of his purpose in life, so centered within himself that you could use him as a gyroscope.]

It's not as if people ever bother to keep me out of meetings even if they're secret, but usually I'm there because Hijikata-san wants me around for something.