Galahad's abrupt flush is endearing. Lan Wangji understands it immediately. He understood the moment Claudius told him the outcome of that romance; he understood how easy it would be, if he thought it would keep Wei Ying with him forever when he would otherwise lose him, to sink his teeth in a little deeper, to bite down until flesh broke and Wei Ying was his in yet another of the many indelible ways that Wei Ying is his.
"Claudius and his companions journeyed with Lady Iceheart to meet Hraesvelgr," he says. "They learned more of the truth from him. They learned why the war had begun. The first king of Ishgard, Thordan, had been greedy. Aether, which is like qi, gathers in dragons' eyes, more and more as they age. The king and his men killed Hraesvelgr's sister so that they could eat her eyes."
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
momijizukamori
no subject
Date: 2024-08-13 03:41 am (UTC)"Claudius and his companions journeyed with Lady Iceheart to meet Hraesvelgr," he says. "They learned more of the truth from him. They learned why the war had begun. The first king of Ishgard, Thordan, had been greedy. Aether, which is like qi, gathers in dragons' eyes, more and more as they age. The king and his men killed Hraesvelgr's sister so that they could eat her eyes."