[Because it is G'raha that is promising it, Daqiang does his best to accept it. To trust that his words are true. That he will not hurt him... betray him... use him.]
This venerable one already calls you friend. But he does not allow his other friends the same privileges he allows you.
[And G'raha had a lover. And Daqiang... Daqiang craved Orchid's attention in a way he did not G'raha's. Though he did very much dislike that G'raha had another to turn to, and it made him uncomfortable to think about others touching him in the way of lovers... he also did not want G'raha's attention in a way that made him want to stake his claim on him as he had Orchid in front of Cid. He didn't feel the need to fight for it so fiercely. Perhaps because G'raha gave his attention to Daqiang so freely?
Daqiang was not familiar with what these affections in his heart meant. The differences in them. But he was a learned scholar. He knew that there were those who were friends. and those who were... zhiji. It was not rare for someone to have a soulmate - a close confident and companion. But for Daqiang, it was not something he would have claimed for himself. Who could possibly understand him? He was the most powerful being in the world. The most feared. The most admired. And the most hated.
Who could he possibly be friends with to have that understanding form?
In another world, his world, he would not have what G'raha was offering. Could not.]
In this venerable one's world, there is something called 'zhījǐ'. It means... someone who knows you as you know yourself. There is an understanding that others struggle to share. It is as close to family as one can be without sharing blood or marriage.
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This venerable one already calls you friend. But he does not allow his other friends the same privileges he allows you.
[And G'raha had a lover. And Daqiang... Daqiang craved Orchid's attention in a way he did not G'raha's. Though he did very much dislike that G'raha had another to turn to, and it made him uncomfortable to think about others touching him in the way of lovers... he also did not want G'raha's attention in a way that made him want to stake his claim on him as he had Orchid in front of Cid. He didn't feel the need to fight for it so fiercely. Perhaps because G'raha gave his attention to Daqiang so freely?
Daqiang was not familiar with what these affections in his heart meant. The differences in them. But he was a learned scholar. He knew that there were those who were friends. and those who were... zhiji. It was not rare for someone to have a soulmate - a close confident and companion. But for Daqiang, it was not something he would have claimed for himself. Who could possibly understand him? He was the most powerful being in the world. The most feared. The most admired. And the most hated.
Who could he possibly be friends with to have that understanding form?
In another world, his world, he would not have what G'raha was offering. Could not.]
In this venerable one's world, there is something called 'zhījǐ'. It means... someone who knows you as you know yourself. There is an understanding that others struggle to share. It is as close to family as one can be without sharing blood or marriage.