It was so comical, he had to laugh. "While I appreciate your faith in my talents in subterfuge, I'm afraid I haven't the head for it at all." Not for lack of trying. The combined efforts of Jacke, Thancred, and Yugiri all had tried, bless them, to endow Taiki with the basics of moving stealthily- and failed. The knifework was one thing- he took to fighting like a fish to water- but skulking about... no. "I'm far more acquainted with fire and lightning than blades in the night."