( The dice rattle out, a five and four. Hua Cheng laughs, though it is not quite mean. )
Close.
( They get snatched back up between black nails, dropped into the cup with a rattling noise. Instead of shaking them again, Hua Cheng merely covers the top of the cup with his palm. )
You're not from here.
( Apropos of nothing, pitched low enough that he will not be overheard but still enough to carry. ) The selling of flesh is rampant in a place like this, yet you were angered by it. Quick to draw. It's startling, isn't it? When one does not see it every day. If this were your home you might be more subtle. Or resigned. ( One arm settles against the wood of the table, Hua Cheng leaning closer. ) I'll offer you a boon, young Master. Neither am I.
( Who better to help him find his way than an angry cultivator? Hua Cheng thinks Xie Lian would be proud, he's trying. )
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Close.
( They get snatched back up between black nails, dropped into the cup with a rattling noise. Instead of shaking them again, Hua Cheng merely covers the top of the cup with his palm. )
You're not from here.
( Apropos of nothing, pitched low enough that he will not be overheard but still enough to carry. ) The selling of flesh is rampant in a place like this, yet you were angered by it. Quick to draw. It's startling, isn't it? When one does not see it every day. If this were your home you might be more subtle. Or resigned. ( One arm settles against the wood of the table, Hua Cheng leaning closer. ) I'll offer you a boon, young Master. Neither am I.
( Who better to help him find his way than an angry cultivator? Hua Cheng thinks Xie Lian would be proud, he's trying. )