"There's easier ways to get power." Zishu observes "But this ritual.. there's only three people alive in the world who know it, none of us would share it with someone lightly."
And certainly not with Yifu, Xie thinks, knowing full well all three hate him. Greed.. that's the only motivation they can imagine for him. The idea that he might care about Xie, that he might be willing to take that risk for love, is...
It is unthinkable, isn't it? Even Xie can't quite bring himself to think Yifu would do that for him. Would anybody? The only reason he can believe anybody would do it at all is because the proof is standing right in front of him.
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Date: 2023-10-21 11:56 am (UTC)"There's easier ways to get power." Zishu observes "But this ritual.. there's only three people alive in the world who know it, none of us would share it with someone lightly."
And certainly not with Yifu, Xie thinks, knowing full well all three hate him. Greed.. that's the only motivation they can imagine for him. The idea that he might care about Xie, that he might be willing to take that risk for love, is...
It is unthinkable, isn't it? Even Xie can't quite bring himself to think Yifu would do that for him. Would anybody? The only reason he can believe anybody would do it at all is because the proof is standing right in front of him.