"It's not... I'm sorry, I don't mean to worry you, I can deal with it, I just need to..." he tries to explain, panic rising a little in his voice. He stops himself, clings to Jin Ling and takes a deep, calming breath. He knows he should explain properly so Jin Ling can assess how much of a problem this really is. He pulls back, just slightly, enough to look up at the younger man.
"I ran into his excellency, it was... it was very pleasant, at first, I complimented his playing and he asked if I played qin, he asked me to show him and gave me some tips on my playing. Then he asked about cultivation... I told him I'd never trained and he asked me to... he told me what to do and I.. I made this glowing ball of energy..." he can't help the tiniest hint of excitement that creeps into his voice at that, because he is still amazed he did it "he said I should be trained... but I panicked, I wasn't sure what to do. He asked if I lived with my family... I think he suspects something but I don't know what and he told me to meet him tomorrow after lunch for more practice and it's wonderful but I think he will realise I'm not what I say I am and-"
He takes another breath.
"I'm sorry. I'll find some excuse to avoid him, I just hope it will not reflect badly on you." That's the most important thing here, he can't give anything away, he can't ruin this for Jin Ling.
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"Lan Zhan!" His husband might be a little bit tipsy. But he's been worrying about Jin Ling ever since his nephew left and he's very glad to see the other man back. He shoves himself up so he can drape himself over Wangji - intruding on the tea making, yes, but he thinks he'll be forgiven.
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"It's not... I'm sorry, I don't mean to worry you, I can deal with it, I just need to..." he tries to explain, panic rising a little in his voice. He stops himself, clings to Jin Ling and takes a deep, calming breath. He knows he should explain properly so Jin Ling can assess how much of a problem this really is. He pulls back, just slightly, enough to look up at the younger man.
"I ran into his excellency, it was... it was very pleasant, at first, I complimented his playing and he asked if I played qin, he asked me to show him and gave me some tips on my playing. Then he asked about cultivation... I told him I'd never trained and he asked me to... he told me what to do and I.. I made this glowing ball of energy..." he can't help the tiniest hint of excitement that creeps into his voice at that, because he is still amazed he did it "he said I should be trained... but I panicked, I wasn't sure what to do. He asked if I lived with my family... I think he suspects something but I don't know what and he told me to meet him tomorrow after lunch for more practice and it's wonderful but I think he will realise I'm not what I say I am and-"
He takes another breath.
"I'm sorry. I'll find some excuse to avoid him, I just hope it will not reflect badly on you." That's the most important thing here, he can't give anything away, he can't ruin this for Jin Ling.
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"Lan Zhan!" His husband might be a little bit tipsy. But he's been worrying about Jin Ling ever since his nephew left and he's very glad to see the other man back. He shoves himself up so he can drape himself over Wangji - intruding on the tea making, yes, but he thinks he'll be forgiven.
"Where have you been?"