[ He Xuan knows this, which is why he doesn't ask.
Yet hearing that answer, his misgivings only grow. To be newly wed after centuries of devotion, only to end up in a place like this, is a trial they don't deserve. ]
I believe His Highness has some things on his mind that are difficult to discuss.
[ It may be related to the "complications" of their situation, but He Xuan himself has no guesses. Leaving it at that, however, will only cause more anxiety than hope to bridge whatever's between the two of them. ]
He had said you would rather the two of us didn't talk when he invited me to speak with him. I left it at that.
[ So he says, in the sort of matter-of-fact tone like he's explaining the shop was closed so he couldn't buy supplies. There's no insult taken, and no problem beyond the fact he can't provide more insight. ]
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Yet hearing that answer, his misgivings only grow. To be newly wed after centuries of devotion, only to end up in a place like this, is a trial they don't deserve. ]
I believe His Highness has some things on his mind that are difficult to discuss.
[ It may be related to the "complications" of their situation, but He Xuan himself has no guesses. Leaving it at that, however, will only cause more anxiety than hope to bridge whatever's between the two of them. ]
He had said you would rather the two of us didn't talk when he invited me to speak with him. I left it at that.
[ So he says, in the sort of matter-of-fact tone like he's explaining the shop was closed so he couldn't buy supplies. There's no insult taken, and no problem beyond the fact he can't provide more insight. ]