[During his rounds, Stephen might have noticed a couple of people surrounded by a pale yellow barrier with swirling flowers on their surface. Barriers that are easy to step in and out of but that keep whatever warmth there was in and the cold out.
There is no one taking credit for them but then at some point, he runs into Chu Wanning casting one with the flick of his wrist over a couple of children huddled together. He turns to move on when they stop shivering and realizes that he's been seen.
There is a noticeable paleness to his skin and bags under his eyes, the clear signs of someone who hasn't slept in a while. He also looked embarrassed to be caught setting up the barrier, before he looks annoyed as if being caught in a kind act was something he found insulting.]
I didn't do anything.
[The words are reflexive.
He is wearing white, of all colours but somehow it is still free of dust and dirt. If not for the flecks of blood from fighting his robes could almost be considered pristine.]
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There is no one taking credit for them but then at some point, he runs into Chu Wanning casting one with the flick of his wrist over a couple of children huddled together. He turns to move on when they stop shivering and realizes that he's been seen.
There is a noticeable paleness to his skin and bags under his eyes, the clear signs of someone who hasn't slept in a while. He also looked embarrassed to be caught setting up the barrier, before he looks annoyed as if being caught in a kind act was something he found insulting.]
I didn't do anything.
[The words are reflexive.
He is wearing white, of all colours but somehow it is still free of dust and dirt. If not for the flecks of blood from fighting his robes could almost be considered pristine.]