[ Maybe that icy cold voice should be scarier than it is, but instead the low hissed word actually generates a rush of fondness. Maybe the anger on his behalf reminds him Jiang Cheng, or maybe it's just nice that someone cares that much.
Just as much as it hurts to put that word to Jin Guangyao and know that it's true.
He felt Harry's head thump gently against his own, and raised an arm to put over Harry's, pressing it tight against him. ]
... Sort of. In so far as you can really explain something like that. His position. Power. He killed my cousin to stop rumours from being generated about his condition, killed my father out of jealousy and wanting to secure power...
What does it matter why? There's no why that would have ever made it okay.
And here I am, and I can't even...
[ He wilted a little, blinking back tears as his fingers drew tight into a fist. ]
I should do something about it, but I can't. I owe it to my family to get vengeance for them, but any time I think about it-- [ He cuts off, absolutely miserably. ]
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Just as much as it hurts to put that word to Jin Guangyao and know that it's true.
He felt Harry's head thump gently against his own, and raised an arm to put over Harry's, pressing it tight against him. ]
... Sort of. In so far as you can really explain something like that. His position. Power. He killed my cousin to stop rumours from being generated about his condition, killed my father out of jealousy and wanting to secure power...
What does it matter why? There's no why that would have ever made it okay.
And here I am, and I can't even...
[ He wilted a little, blinking back tears as his fingers drew tight into a fist. ]
I should do something about it, but I can't. I owe it to my family to get vengeance for them, but any time I think about it-- [ He cuts off, absolutely miserably. ]