Wen Kexing's shoulders draw a hard line, bones sharp. He thinks once more of the knife he has spirited away, of the fan in his sleeve, of the power in his palms. ... He thinks of Zhou Zishu, who despairs when Wen Kexing kills the only source of answers.
Very carefully, he takes a breath. )
Who do you work for?
( An educated assumption, even if it turns out to be wrong. There are many men after the pair of them, and they do not make their association a secret. At least, Wen Kexing does not, heart bleeding on his sleeve and his giddy, childish need to bother, to see and be seen. They go hand in hand, by now. He does not look at Lan Wangji, but the stillness means he's aware. A viper coiled. )
You say you know me, then you should know I am not a man to be toyed with. If any of you have touched him I will flay the skin from your bones while you still stand. ( Could he be here, hidden away from Wen Kexing's questing gaze? No, he'd know, wouldn't he? He looks up then, eyes flat and flinted. ) Am I clear?
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Wen Kexing's shoulders draw a hard line, bones sharp. He thinks once more of the knife he has spirited away, of the fan in his sleeve, of the power in his palms. ... He thinks of Zhou Zishu, who despairs when Wen Kexing kills the only source of answers.
Very carefully, he takes a breath. )
Who do you work for?
( An educated assumption, even if it turns out to be wrong. There are many men after the pair of them, and they do not make their association a secret. At least, Wen Kexing does not, heart bleeding on his sleeve and his giddy, childish need to bother, to see and be seen. They go hand in hand, by now. He does not look at Lan Wangji, but the stillness means he's aware. A viper coiled. )
You say you know me, then you should know I am not a man to be toyed with. If any of you have touched him I will flay the skin from your bones while you still stand. ( Could he be here, hidden away from Wen Kexing's questing gaze? No, he'd know, wouldn't he? He looks up then, eyes flat and flinted. ) Am I clear?