It's nothing to forgive. This is what we do, right? Look after each other when we're in trouble. [and besides, being able to satisfy that compulsion to help...despite the dread circumstances, Blue's heart is fortified by his certainty.
there is a bit of a wait for Xichen as Blue navigates out of the second circle, pausing in the third to reach out with his mind for echoes of Xichen's presence, following those fleeting impressions in the minds of vendors and idlers who had caught glimpse of him until the trail brightens with the light of Xichen's mind.
he calls out ahead of himself:] I can see your mind. I'm almost there.
[just a few minutes longer to get past some bustle of people, and soon he finds his brother waiting as he said he would. he breathes out relief, though concern mounts as he draws near enough to survey the outward state of him.]
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there is a bit of a wait for Xichen as Blue navigates out of the second circle, pausing in the third to reach out with his mind for echoes of Xichen's presence, following those fleeting impressions in the minds of vendors and idlers who had caught glimpse of him until the trail brightens with the light of Xichen's mind.
he calls out ahead of himself:] I can see your mind. I'm almost there.
[just a few minutes longer to get past some bustle of people, and soon he finds his brother waiting as he said he would. he breathes out relief, though concern mounts as he draws near enough to survey the outward state of him.]
Xichen. [he puts a hand on his arm.] It's me.