Zizhen nods his understanding - Jin Ling wanted to protect them. It makes him feel a little better about agreeing to Wei Wuxian's suggestion that they not send Yuan - Jin Ling would never be able to focus on getting better if he was too worried about Yuan getting hurt.
In fact...
"That's why Yuan didn't come himself," he admits "Wei-qianbei convinced us that he might be a... a weak spot that somebody might try and take advantage of. That it was safer for him back in Cloud Recesses."
Jin Ling ought to know he would have come if that wasn't the case.
"But he's going to become a Lan disciple, I bet, and then he'll be able to get strong enough to protect himself, too, just like me and Jingyi are. You can let us in, you know, I know it's scary but we're all safer if we stick together. If we're apart and not talking to one another, enemies can pick us off one by one, right? It's better to work together. Even your uncle knows that, or he would't have written to Wei-qianbei for help."
~~~
Yuan's eyes widen a little in surprise - courtesy names were something only the gentry really had, or those trying to emulate them, it was the kind of thing that really would make him a proper young master.
"I..." he hesitates, overwhelmed, before nodding "I would be honoured."
He should feel bad about abandoning the Wen name, but he's spent so long hiding it that he mostly just feels relieved (and he thinks he should feel bad about that, too) - now he will be able to give his name, a name that his parents gave him, without fear. He'll be able to give a name without worrying that somebody will find out it isn't his.
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2021-09-03 14:20 (UTC)Zizhen nods his understanding - Jin Ling wanted to protect them. It makes him feel a little better about agreeing to Wei Wuxian's suggestion that they not send Yuan - Jin Ling would never be able to focus on getting better if he was too worried about Yuan getting hurt.
In fact...
"That's why Yuan didn't come himself," he admits "Wei-qianbei convinced us that he might be a... a weak spot that somebody might try and take advantage of. That it was safer for him back in Cloud Recesses."
Jin Ling ought to know he would have come if that wasn't the case.
"But he's going to become a Lan disciple, I bet, and then he'll be able to get strong enough to protect himself, too, just like me and Jingyi are. You can let us in, you know, I know it's scary but we're all safer if we stick together. If we're apart and not talking to one another, enemies can pick us off one by one, right? It's better to work together. Even your uncle knows that, or he would't have written to Wei-qianbei for help."
~~~
Yuan's eyes widen a little in surprise - courtesy names were something only the gentry really had, or those trying to emulate them, it was the kind of thing that really would make him a proper young master.
"I..." he hesitates, overwhelmed, before nodding "I would be honoured."
He should feel bad about abandoning the Wen name, but he's spent so long hiding it that he mostly just feels relieved (and he thinks he should feel bad about that, too) - now he will be able to give his name, a name that his parents gave him, without fear. He'll be able to give a name without worrying that somebody will find out it isn't his.