"The temple... I see. That was a long, trying night for all of us. The last time I saw you - outside this place, of course - you were a corpse."
If it was anyone else, Huaisang might hide such knowledge or soften his words. But the man who had taken his brother from him and ruined his own life doesn't deserve such tenderness or compassion from him. Or at least, at this point, he's unwilling to give it, not until he's had time to process everything pent up over the past decade.
His expression remains impassive, dark eyes fixed on the other man in a stare so piercing, it might leave one feeling as if their soul is bare.
"Yes, I am acquainted with Master Shen and the others I offered to shelter here. You are standing in my home in these lands. I take it that Master Shen offered you a place to stay?"
At this point, his tone turns conversational, almost cordial. And strangely enough, Huaisang's posture seems to relax.
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If it was anyone else, Huaisang might hide such knowledge or soften his words. But the man who had taken his brother from him and ruined his own life doesn't deserve such tenderness or compassion from him. Or at least, at this point, he's unwilling to give it, not until he's had time to process everything pent up over the past decade.
His expression remains impassive, dark eyes fixed on the other man in a stare so piercing, it might leave one feeling as if their soul is bare.
"Yes, I am acquainted with Master Shen and the others I offered to shelter here. You are standing in my home in these lands. I take it that Master Shen offered you a place to stay?"
At this point, his tone turns conversational, almost cordial. And strangely enough, Huaisang's posture seems to relax.