[ His brows furrow, and he looks down at the beast's neck, reaching out to gently run his hand against the firm muscle. It wasn't clear if he was soothing the Pegasus or himself. ]

That makes no sense. [ A little grumpily, but not as defiantly as it could have been. It made no sense, but on the other hand, he's just seen it. ]

I won't-- I don't even know how I would tell him, even if I wanted to. What happened to him was--

[ He cut off, his face getting darker. ]

No one should go through that kind of betrayal.

[ Even though it seemed to Jin Ling that pretty much everyone who should matter to him did. His parents, his uncles...

Betrayal was inevitable. ]