somehow, hearing those words from nero - who has been through it - mean even more. xie lian looks down at the liquid in his cup, for a long, long moment, and then back up at nero, and when he does, there's a gentle smile on his face. ]
It is memories like these that keep me that way. [ he taps the cup, gently. the look on his face is sincere and warm. ] Thank you, Mr. Nero. Truly.
There's nothing I want more than to solve the mysteries of this place, and bring the last of this conflict crashing down, so no one else has to suffer the wrath of these accursed Angels. Not the Watchers, not any of these worlds we visit, and not us.
And I hope, too, no matter what happens, that you're able to find those good things and hold onto them, too.
[He knows very well how illsuited this kind of encouragement is from his mouth. These are the things Bradley would say. In his absence, here Nero is giving advice.
It's not the little good things that drive him forward. Its the burning desire to inflict his pain on the people who've hurt them. The Eastern wizards remember ever single slight that was ever done against them.
[ hey! xie lian doesn't know that! for the first time, though, he smiles in a way that looks a little less exhausted.
his smile is warm. ]
Mine is, too.
[ it means a lot. ] I am not so easily extinguished. I've seen all sorts of cruelties in my life - it simply means I must continue to fight against them with everything I have in me.
[He misses the wizard manor. He could do without a great portion of those people, but there is warmth there. A comfortable acceptance with the Eastern wizards.]
Keep... bein' stubborn then. Think we'll need it comin' up.
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somehow, hearing those words from nero - who has been through it - mean even more. xie lian looks down at the liquid in his cup, for a long, long moment, and then back up at nero, and when he does, there's a gentle smile on his face. ]
It is memories like these that keep me that way. [ he taps the cup, gently. the look on his face is sincere and warm. ] Thank you, Mr. Nero. Truly.
There's nothing I want more than to solve the mysteries of this place, and bring the last of this conflict crashing down, so no one else has to suffer the wrath of these accursed Angels. Not the Watchers, not any of these worlds we visit, and not us.
And I hope, too, no matter what happens, that you're able to find those good things and hold onto them, too.
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It's not the little good things that drive him forward. Its the burning desire to inflict his pain on the people who've hurt them. The Eastern wizards remember ever single slight that was ever done against them.
Nero is no different.]
My memory's good. Don't worry about that.
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his smile is warm. ]
Mine is, too.
[ it means a lot. ] I am not so easily extinguished. I've seen all sorts of cruelties in my life - it simply means I must continue to fight against them with everything I have in me.
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Keep... bein' stubborn then. Think we'll need it comin' up.