[oh-- oh no. he has the distinct sense there's something abruptly missing, though he has... some vague idea of it. it's related to wei wuxian, he's sure, it's when he did... something, for his sake? his brow furrows there, especially at the sigh of the tears gathering in xie lian's eyes, at the way his voice sounds as he addresses wen ning.]
Ah-- Xie-daozhang, I... I'm sorry, did you...?
[he worries at his lip, unsure exactly what to think of this. there's... a lot that he doesn't mention to people, as a natural consequence of keeping his true state to himself.
at the same time, though, xie lian already knows what he's supposed to be. of all the people here, he's-- probably one of the safer ones to have learned more, but that reaction makes him think it's probably nothing good.]
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Ah-- Xie-daozhang, I... I'm sorry, did you...?
[he worries at his lip, unsure exactly what to think of this. there's... a lot that he doesn't mention to people, as a natural consequence of keeping his true state to himself.
at the same time, though, xie lian already knows what he's supposed to be. of all the people here, he's-- probably one of the safer ones to have learned more, but that reaction makes him think it's probably nothing good.]