[ As far as answers go, He Xuan gives her his usual noncommittal grunt to that one. It's mostly so he doesn't laugh incredulously, probably, but it's fine. ]
How would you want it to end, once you achieve your goal?
[she hasn't really given it that much thought, aside from - ]
...before it can hurt either you or His Highness. [...] You didn't have to agree to help me, you know. But you did. So... I don't want you to get hurt.
[Hence why she's here. There was a chance to end it before he could get hurt "helping her" - so, of course she took it.]
[ Yet again, it's probably the hundreds of years undercover work that keep him from laughing. There's a twitch in his eyebrows, and he slides a glance out of the corner of his eye at her, but otherwise - the hilarity of it hurting him is almost deafening in his own head. ]
I didn't have to, no. [ It was just easier that way, wasn't it? To keep tabs on her from up close like that? He Xuan has been indulging in his despair long before he wound up in this place, it seems, and here he is digging his hole deeper.
Anyway. He Xuan says we'll be fine, and Shi Qingxuan, who has never known a thing in her goddamn life, is reassured by that. She smiles.]
We will be.
[She'd really like for them to be. That's part of the whole reason she's here, though - to make sure that they are. (Why is he here? She really, really wants to know.)]
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It's not his problem to deal with, anyway. It's mine.
[Ha ha. Too bad he dealt with it already! Maybe things could have been different if Shi Wudu had just minded his own business.]
...I'm tired of running from it.
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How would you want it to end, once you achieve your goal?
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[she hasn't really given it that much thought, aside from - ]
...before it can hurt either you or His Highness. [...] You didn't have to agree to help me, you know. But you did. So... I don't want you to get hurt.
[Hence why she's here. There was a chance to end it before he could get hurt "helping her" - so, of course she took it.]
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I didn't have to, no. [ It was just easier that way, wasn't it? To keep tabs on her from up close like that? He Xuan has been indulging in his despair long before he wound up in this place, it seems, and here he is digging his hole deeper.
At least he has the shovel back. ] We'll be fine.
[ Will they? ]
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Anyway. He Xuan says we'll be fine, and Shi Qingxuan, who has never known a thing in her goddamn life, is reassured by that. She smiles.]
We will be.
[She'd really like for them to be. That's part of the whole reason she's here, though - to make sure that they are. (Why is he here? She really, really wants to know.)]