[ LISTEN........... he might get along with Childe, ok.

Maybe it's fair to ask, but less fair to pass the buck and make Neuvillette answer first. But he really doesn't want to answer, though he knows he'll have to if he wants to continue to play and hopefully win this game.

He'll wait for however long it takes for Neuvillette to find his answer though and when it comes out, he looks a bit sympathetic. A lot sympathetic, actually. He knows what it's like to lose people close to you, knows what it's like to feel like if you just did something different it wouldn't have happened.

So, Wei Wuxian bows his head slightly, giving his understanding to the other man. ]

I get it. Sometimes even when we approach life while trying to keep a clear conscience, there are moments where that's not enough. Where the bad thing still happens.

[ A pause and he's quiet for a long moment before he confesses — ]

I lost my shijie that way too. It — it was an accident, but if I had just...

[ He trails off, growing quiet, unable to say what he wants to say. A soft shake of his head and he sighs. ]

There are some things in life you just can't fix, no matter how good your intention.