There is a single frozen moment of crystal-sharp silence that hangs between them, and then --
"Several things are clear, as it happens." The Aes Sedai's tone is perfectly level. "Among them is that you hold a grudge very tightly."
Her composure apparently unruffled, she takes another sip of tea before she continues.
"You are not the first person who has distrusted me, whether in my own worlds or here. I expect that you will not be the last. For that matter, I doubt you would even be speaking to me now if you did not think that others might come to harm. It is something I appreciate, for more than one reason."
"You have shown no interest in my own history, or the reasons for it. Very well. But one thing I will tell you, Wei Wuxian, is that if I regarded you as my enemy, you would already know it."
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Date: 2020-10-09 04:59 pm (UTC)"Several things are clear, as it happens." The Aes Sedai's tone is perfectly level. "Among them is that you hold a grudge very tightly."
Her composure apparently unruffled, she takes another sip of tea before she continues.
"You are not the first person who has distrusted me, whether in my own worlds or here. I expect that you will not be the last. For that matter, I doubt you would even be speaking to me now if you did not think that others might come to harm. It is something I appreciate, for more than one reason."
"You have shown no interest in my own history, or the reasons for it. Very well. But one thing I will tell you, Wei Wuxian, is that if I regarded you as my enemy, you would already know it."