...I'm not sure if that made me a good example to follow, or a bad one.

[ a little huff of a laugh, there, because...yeah. even now, the cursed shackle feels like a weight around his neck, but the words of another believer entirely echo in his head. wear it proudly.

...maybe not yet, but, it is something he wears without a single regret, so that, perhaps is worth the same amount of weight.

xie lian looks up at hua cheng. ]

...I am looking very much forward to our banquet, San Lang.

[ ruoye's ear twitches, but otherwise, he continues snuggling into hua cheng's hand. ]