[ SWEET SHOUXUE dion actually has some idea what the laundry machines do after repeated visits, though the door startle him, his attention focuses on her moving over to her side but careful not to crowd her. ]
Mistress Shouxue. [ he watches her fist hit the door, gauging the likelihood of her hurting himself. ] Step back, panic will not serve you well.
[ she is not registering that this could be a new weekly effect like hunger or emotions, but she registers dion's voice enough to take one step back. ]
It's not— fear. I know fear. I have always known fear.
[ she shakes, and black feathers fall from her sleeves. it may be telling that she is trying to sweep all the feathers away like they are going to hurt her. ]
[ his expression, though she can't see it, is immediately empathetic. and while he lets her draw herself away from him, he makes sure that is facing her still. ]
... Is it related to your abilities and your title? [ he purses his lips ] It is not often that such things come without a cost.
[ she is quiet for a while. his questioning is calm enough that it calms her. it would be foolish to pretend otherwise after her violent reaction. ]
.... We spoke before of how my role was unique. [ ... ] The Raven Consort is the vessel for the goddess Niao Lian. I thought I was there as her keeper, and that she lived under the palace, but I was wrong.
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Mistress Shouxue. [ he watches her fist hit the door, gauging the likelihood of her hurting himself. ] Step back, panic will not serve you well.
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[ she is not registering that this could be a new weekly effect like hunger or emotions, but she registers dion's voice enough to take one step back. ]
I don't want to be like this.
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Fear is key to survival; it is a good instinct to have.
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[ she shakes, and black feathers fall from her sleeves. it may be telling that she is trying to sweep all the feathers away like they are going to hurt her. ]
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... Are you afraid of turning into something beyond your control?
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... Up until recently, I thought the only thing that couldn't be taken from me was myself. Before coming here, I learned differently.
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... Is it related to your abilities and your title? [ he purses his lips ] It is not often that such things come without a cost.
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.... We spoke before of how my role was unique. [ ... ] The Raven Consort is the vessel for the goddess Niao Lian. I thought I was there as her keeper, and that she lived under the palace, but I was wrong.
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he keeps his tone measured though, no judgment in his voice as he replies, ] She lives inside you?
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it takes a moment before she admits: ]
Yes. She is a part of me.
[ and it is frightening to her because it is so new. ]
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How is it that you came to learn the truth?
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[ p.s. this wasn't a death flag. This was a I'm going to murder flag. ]
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I see... and I assume that freeing her means surrendering your life? Or is it possible for her to exist outside of you?