[His hands curl in his lap and, yes, there is the pain he had expected. From so many years of sorrow and neglect, Runyu had become bitter. He suspects something similar may have happened to a certain criminal in his world. Xingchen wrestles with himself, realizing that, no, he can't be as strong and certain as his beloved Zichen. Maybe that makes him weak, but this is the only way he knows how to be.]
Nothing was in your favor. [Power, prestige, followers who could be turned against him if he faltered for a moment...] What you had was revenge. Revenge doesn't heal. Revenge isn't justice.
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Nothing was in your favor. [Power, prestige, followers who could be turned against him if he faltered for a moment...] What you had was revenge. Revenge doesn't heal. Revenge isn't justice.
What became of Lady Jinmi?