It is not so painful of a truth, in all honesty. But he can anticipate the discomfort, because his own when he arrived was immense. Agitating Lan Xichen prematurely, however, isn't his objective, and so Jin Guangyao is quick to put on a wan little smile for his benefit.
(It's sincere enough; however, given the subject they were just discussing, calling it warm would be a stretch.)
"I am fine." He's fine now, anyway. "Please, Er-ge," he goes on, reaches out to touch his arm again, "be at ease."
Where to even begin? He purses his lips, silent for a thoughtful second or two. Then: "Have you found your curse mark on your body, since your arrival? Is it like mine?" Deftly, he rolls up the sleeve of his sword hand to reveal the black wilk mark spidering up the inside of his wrist.
(The location of that mark doesn't have any significance to Jin Guangyao himself. It probably will for Lan Xichen.)
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(It's sincere enough; however, given the subject they were just discussing, calling it warm would be a stretch.)
"I am fine." He's fine now, anyway. "Please, Er-ge," he goes on, reaches out to touch his arm again, "be at ease."
Where to even begin? He purses his lips, silent for a thoughtful second or two. Then: "Have you found your curse mark on your body, since your arrival? Is it like mine?" Deftly, he rolls up the sleeve of his sword hand to reveal the black wilk mark spidering up the inside of his wrist.
(The location of that mark doesn't have any significance to Jin Guangyao himself. It probably will for Lan Xichen.)