[ probably just sitting there. xie lian just looked like he was going to vibrate out of his skin as it ended, heart-rendingly miserable and angry and a thousand other emotions just under the surface of his calm expression. he's got his fists clenched in his lap, at the moment, and when alisaie speaks to him, he takes a deep, shaky breath. ]
...No, Miss Alisaie. I don't think they ever will.
[ the emotion is in his voice even as he speaks quietly. ] Nothing about loss can ever be easy.
[It makes two of them, though Alisaie's expression tells most of her story.]
If we could have but found Rex's killer... voting for them might have been easier, though we would still be sending one of our own to the executioner's ring tomorrow. But in that case, we would have at least known their intent was ill. I cannot blame Rin for anything that happened, especially not when his blade was broken in defense of others.
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w3, post-trial
But yikes.]
...do you think these days will ever become any easier, Xie Lian?
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...No, Miss Alisaie. I don't think they ever will.
[ the emotion is in his voice even as he speaks quietly. ] Nothing about loss can ever be easy.
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If we could have but found Rex's killer... voting for them might have been easier, though we would still be sending one of our own to the executioner's ring tomorrow. But in that case, we would have at least known their intent was ill. I cannot blame Rin for anything that happened, especially not when his blade was broken in defense of others.