[The kiss fills her with warmth, and her grip on him relaxes just a little.]
I didn't mean to leave any of you behind. But... Nii-chan, he told me how he felt when he had splintered, and I didn't want anyone else to have to kill, or to be killed, just because of me...
I fought with dignity, Hua-chan. I... just hope someone, even one person, was able to forgive who took me away.
[ With a big, deep breath, that he might not truly need - there's been no need to test it - Hua Cheng closes his eye and puts his chin on her head. ]
I'll try not to be angry with them. They gave you the respect that you deserved, in the end, and if you faced it with dignity... then I can't take that from you.
Being so close to the finish line, being together again, we can't ruin that. [ Although, a very large part of him will remain looming in the background, displeased and vengeful. ]
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I didn't mean to leave any of you behind. But... Nii-chan, he told me how he felt when he had splintered, and I didn't want anyone else to have to kill, or to be killed, just because of me...
I fought with dignity, Hua-chan. I... just hope someone, even one person, was able to forgive who took me away.
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I'll try not to be angry with them. They gave you the respect that you deserved, in the end, and if you faced it with dignity... then I can't take that from you.
Being so close to the finish line, being together again, we can't ruin that. [ Although, a very large part of him will remain looming in the background, displeased and vengeful. ]