He stops. Unseen by Moiraine, he shuts his eyes, clenches his jaw hard enough to make his molars ache.
(He and his brother were not related by blood, but if anyone in the common room ever saw Jiang Cheng, they would see the resemblance.)
"A promise that you won't harm me or my friends," he says as he turns around. "Ever. For any reason. That you will let me live my afterlife in peace, without interference. That you will abide by the rule of no outside business with me."
One corner of his mouth lifts in a parody of a smile.
"But if you were able to promise me that without breaking your oath, Moiraine, I think you would have done so already."
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Date: 2020-10-09 06:21 pm (UTC)(He and his brother were not related by blood, but if anyone in the common room ever saw Jiang Cheng, they would see the resemblance.)
"A promise that you won't harm me or my friends," he says as he turns around. "Ever. For any reason. That you will let me live my afterlife in peace, without interference. That you will abide by the rule of no outside business with me."
One corner of his mouth lifts in a parody of a smile.
"But if you were able to promise me that without breaking your oath, Moiraine, I think you would have done so already."