[And a part of him had been hoping that Kaz wouldn’t ask, that he’d have some other opportunity to break the news.]
Yeah. [A little softer now. There’s a bit of a pause before he responds for real.]
They’re assigning me to Tian. Magistrate Xi Wang wants more reliable blades at her side.
[China still wasn’t the safest of places. The thought did excite Nico - it would be a constant test of his mettle, and he was sure that he’d learn a lot - but it also meant that he still wasn’t anywhere near the people he cared about the most.]
8D
Yeah. [A little softer now. There’s a bit of a pause before he responds for real.]
They’re assigning me to Tian. Magistrate Xi Wang wants more reliable blades at her side.
[China still wasn’t the safest of places. The thought did excite Nico - it would be a constant test of his mettle, and he was sure that he’d learn a lot - but it also meant that he still wasn’t anywhere near the people he cared about the most.]