[The congee somehow feels rough as he swallows hard. He's quiet for a moment longer, body tense under the comforting hand, but he doesn't pull away. Straightening up, he turns back towards the man sitting next to him.
He tries to keep his expression neutral, though his efforts are also obvious with the conflict emotions barely in check.
A kind act isn't enough to assume someone is kind, of course. Even if he wasn't prepared for all of the evils of the world when he left the mountain, he knew that not everything would be as it seemed. Those who live within the Golden Carp Tower were also kind to his face. Still, someone who can even come off as kind and considerate already differs so much from what he's heard of Wei Wuxian. Someone more monster than man, like a mad dog — that doesn't match with his impression here at all.
His pause lingers for what may feel too long, but as his thoughts race, he recalls the strangeness that occurs in this hotel. There's so many possibilities for what this could mean. Maybe none of what he knows actually contradicts itself, depending on what is actually happening here.
He needs to be cautious, even if he also needs more answers before he can come to a conclusion about this.]
I-I am. And I do know of you.
[Just like his expression, the slight tremble in his voice thwarts his attempt to sound calm.]
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He tries to keep his expression neutral, though his efforts are also obvious with the conflict emotions barely in check.
A kind act isn't enough to assume someone is kind, of course. Even if he wasn't prepared for all of the evils of the world when he left the mountain, he knew that not everything would be as it seemed. Those who live within the Golden Carp Tower were also kind to his face. Still, someone who can even come off as kind and considerate already differs so much from what he's heard of Wei Wuxian. Someone more monster than man, like a mad dog — that doesn't match with his impression here at all.
His pause lingers for what may feel too long, but as his thoughts race, he recalls the strangeness that occurs in this hotel. There's so many possibilities for what this could mean. Maybe none of what he knows actually contradicts itself, depending on what is actually happening here.
He needs to be cautious, even if he also needs more answers before he can come to a conclusion about this.]
I-I am. And I do know of you.
[Just like his expression, the slight tremble in his voice thwarts his attempt to sound calm.]