"Forgive me, I did not mean to imply that killing is an excusable thing," Runyu amends at once, tensing himself as he finds that is how his words were taken. "Only that when evil is done, it is made worse still to sully unknowing hands."
Sighing softly, he withdraws a little, pulling his arm back to simply rest against Xichen's own.
"It is too big a thing for me to hope, that there is no evil in this world. I save my hope for the smaller things, like preserving innocence where it still endures."
Then he quiets, pausing to consider Xichen's question to his own family. How much to tell...?
"...it is impertinent for me to say," he ventures, voice quiet, gaze distant. "Unfilial at the very least. But... it is easier to breathe alone. My life is a solitary one, with or without them. ...at least without, I need not look over my shoulder with every breath I take."
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Sighing softly, he withdraws a little, pulling his arm back to simply rest against Xichen's own.
"It is too big a thing for me to hope, that there is no evil in this world. I save my hope for the smaller things, like preserving innocence where it still endures."
Then he quiets, pausing to consider Xichen's question to his own family. How much to tell...?
"...it is impertinent for me to say," he ventures, voice quiet, gaze distant. "Unfilial at the very least. But... it is easier to breathe alone. My life is a solitary one, with or without them. ...at least without, I need not look over my shoulder with every breath I take."