[ Xichen nods, slowly, then takes a deep breath to. Calm himself down a little. It is not easier to put in words any of it, not even for the second time. ]
A long time ago, my father met my mother and fell in love with her at first sight. However, she did not love him as much. At one time, she killed one of the elders of the Clan, one of his teachers. She... would have been punished by death. But my father instead took her to the Cloud Recesses, married her, and told the elders, told the world, that she is his fated one, his wedded wife, and he would take no other.
But because of the crime she had committed, he found a house, and locked her into it.
And he found another house, and locked himself into it.
She... Wangji and I were only allowed to visit her once a month. She always met us with a smile, and never complained about being... imprisoned. She would tease Wangji, and you know how he is when teased, but I knew that he looked forward to it, every month.
Then one month, they told us she was gone. And he kept...
Month after month, he kept going there every month. Waiting for her to open the door. Even when he knew what it meant, he kept going, and waiting. [ He draws the xiao to him, but he doesn't play it, not right now. This time, young master Wei is asking different questions. ]
Once... when the Yiling Patriarch was at the height of his power, he asked me for permission to bring somebody to the Cloud Recesses. To protect.
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A long time ago, my father met my mother and fell in love with her at first sight. However, she did not love him as much. At one time, she killed one of the elders of the Clan, one of his teachers. She... would have been punished by death. But my father instead took her to the Cloud Recesses, married her, and told the elders, told the world, that she is his fated one, his wedded wife, and he would take no other.
But because of the crime she had committed, he found a house, and locked her into it.
And he found another house, and locked himself into it.
She... Wangji and I were only allowed to visit her once a month. She always met us with a smile, and never complained about being... imprisoned. She would tease Wangji, and you know how he is when teased, but I knew that he looked forward to it, every month.
Then one month, they told us she was gone. And he kept...
Month after month, he kept going there every month. Waiting for her to open the door. Even when he knew what it meant, he kept going, and waiting. [ He draws the xiao to him, but he doesn't play it, not right now. This time, young master Wei is asking different questions. ]
Once... when the Yiling Patriarch was at the height of his power, he asked me for permission to bring somebody to the Cloud Recesses. To protect.