"Yes. He can be disguised easily. If you need, declare another heir if you must," Lan Zhan says without hesitation. He is willing to surrender all that he has been his entire life for this. "Whip me and disgrace me, cast me out. The boy's life -- happiness -- is far more important. All he has known is labor. Strapped to his grandmother's back in the Jin work camp. Digging grave dirt as he grew. The Jin would hang him next to his elders, and for what?"
For being born Dafan Wen.
"Do this for me. Remind me why we use the words Be Righteous." Because nothing has felt righteous in Cloud Recesses for a long time now. "Don't compromise on true justice -- which is tempered with compassion. Otherwise, all you get is revenge."
He'll let Uncle have his revenge. But the boy needs justice. Real justice.
"If I do not survive, he vanishes," Lan Zhan repeats, knowing there is no certainty that he will come out the other side of this alive. "But if I live, this is the one thing I ask. I will stay in seclusion if that is required. I will be the Second Jade of Lan once more. But not without him."
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Date: 2020-11-02 06:41 pm (UTC)For being born Dafan Wen.
"Do this for me. Remind me why we use the words Be Righteous." Because nothing has felt righteous in Cloud Recesses for a long time now. "Don't compromise on true justice -- which is tempered with compassion. Otherwise, all you get is revenge."
He'll let Uncle have his revenge. But the boy needs justice. Real justice.
"If I do not survive, he vanishes," Lan Zhan repeats, knowing there is no certainty that he will come out the other side of this alive. "But if I live, this is the one thing I ask. I will stay in seclusion if that is required. I will be the Second Jade of Lan once more. But not without him."