it should be loud here in the meeting hall, but her world has narrowed down to this: the knowledge that percy is the one who killed chang geng, and the accusation he's made against her.
he had warned her, hadn't he?
but you must never trust me, do you understand?
she'd trusted him anyway, despite that. her trust isn't easily given, but she had believed he'd earned it, and now -
she shakes her head.]
That's... that's not true. You know it isn't true.
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[jiuqing stares at percival.
it should be loud here in the meeting hall, but her world has narrowed down to this: the knowledge that percy is the one who killed chang geng, and the accusation he's made against her.
he had warned her, hadn't he?
but you must never trust me, do you understand?
she'd trusted him anyway, despite that. her trust isn't easily given, but she had believed he'd earned it, and now -
she shakes her head.]
That's... that's not true. You know it isn't true.