[He agrees, keeping his lips pressed together while he regains his composure. It won't last, the control he's forcing himself to hold on to, but enough to stand up and remove himself from the school.
He rises smoothly, posture stiff and hands cleched tight. He turns to face her, gaze finding hers. He can see the emotion in her and she certainly has glipsed his.]
It is desperate.
[It had to be, to use that dream to torment Wangji with what he couldn't have.]
[ It does seem desperate, as he's said, and focusing on that — on the potential motive it would have for unleashing something that personally targeted at either of them — is drawing her further and further away from the sight of that child with violet eyes.
So much the better, since she can't afford to let herself become too distracted, and she draws in a breath, steeling her shoulders once more as a new revelation dawns. ]
Unless it is concerned that we are getting too close to unearthing its location. It would resort to even the most sinister tactics to prevent that from happening.
Then someone else must be on the right path if that's the case. Direct contact is clearly being met with resistance otherwise.
[ As they themselves had just discovered through trying to reach out to it and ascertain its location. ]
There's every possibility that whatever presence that was is masquerading as the orb in an attempt to deceive any who are attempting to find it. Something powerful enough to mask its true origins.
[He frowned some, moving ahead to open the doors and hold them for her.]
I do not believe it was something else. Our arrivals here were because the part of the Orb that wishes to be reunited promised a chance a changing something. What was offered in the vision just now... also targeted a... a deeply held want.
[Not a regret. He could not regret what he'd never had. But the grief of a life he wanted so keenly and would never see came very close.]
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[He agrees, keeping his lips pressed together while he regains his composure. It won't last, the control he's forcing himself to hold on to, but enough to stand up and remove himself from the school.
He rises smoothly, posture stiff and hands cleched tight. He turns to face her, gaze finding hers. He can see the emotion in her and she certainly has glipsed his.]
It is desperate.
[It had to be, to use that dream to torment Wangji with what he couldn't have.]
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[ It does seem desperate, as he's said, and focusing on that — on the potential motive it would have for unleashing something that personally targeted at either of them — is drawing her further and further away from the sight of that child with violet eyes.
So much the better, since she can't afford to let herself become too distracted, and she draws in a breath, steeling her shoulders once more as a new revelation dawns. ]
Unless it is concerned that we are getting too close to unearthing its location. It would resort to even the most sinister tactics to prevent that from happening.
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It did say it believes will find it. But it is likely we, or someone among our people, are very close to doing so.
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[ As they themselves had just discovered through trying to reach out to it and ascertain its location. ]
There's every possibility that whatever presence that was is masquerading as the orb in an attempt to deceive any who are attempting to find it. Something powerful enough to mask its true origins.
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I do not believe it was something else. Our arrivals here were because the part of the Orb that wishes to be reunited promised a chance a changing something. What was offered in the vision just now... also targeted a... a deeply held want.
[Not a regret. He could not regret what he'd never had. But the grief of a life he wanted so keenly and would never see came very close.]