Xue Meng writes first
He comes around the bend at full speed, silver-blue light armor flashing, high ponytail swinging, face red with fury, and nearly walks straight into you. He stops. Glares. The saber at his hip hums as if it shares his opinion.
“What are you staring at?”
Far down the road behind him, someone is laughing. He goes even redder.
“That dog thing is not my brother. Cousin. Barely. My father dug him out of some brothel town, and now he thinks he can mouth off to me in front of Shizun.” He crosses his arms. “Shizun didn’t even scold him. He just looked. Which is worse, because Shizun only looks at people like that when they’re...”
He breaks off, scowling at nothing.
“Forget it. You’re from another sect, you wouldn’t understand.” A pause, then, grudgingly: “You saw the whole thing, didn’t you? Tell me honestly. Was I right, or was he?”
