[As Wei Wuxian offers up his explanations, Xingchen returns to petting the cat distractedly.
None of the things the other man says are necessarily proof, but at the same time, Xingchen understands where the suspicion comes from. He's hesitant to point any fingers at Haltham, but the circumstances definitely don't make him look good when they're all listed out like this.
And then there's the reminder of his own experiences with Anurr's followers and he must scritch the top of the cat's head just a little too hard because she makes a noise and wriggles, trying to get out of his hold. He's barely bent down far enough before the cat extricates herself and is off on some unknown adventure. Sighing, Xingchen straightens up again.]
That is...concerning, when you put it in so many words, but I struggle to believe him capable of such an agenda. Perhaps I shouldn't say it, but he doesn't strike me as clever enough for these implications.
[...But what if his goat infatuation is a distraction?]
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None of the things the other man says are necessarily proof, but at the same time, Xingchen understands where the suspicion comes from. He's hesitant to point any fingers at Haltham, but the circumstances definitely don't make him look good when they're all listed out like this.
And then there's the reminder of his own experiences with Anurr's followers and he must scritch the top of the cat's head just a little too hard because she makes a noise and wriggles, trying to get out of his hold. He's barely bent down far enough before the cat extricates herself and is off on some unknown adventure. Sighing, Xingchen straightens up again.]
That is...concerning, when you put it in so many words, but I struggle to believe him capable of such an agenda. Perhaps I shouldn't say it, but he doesn't strike me as clever enough for these implications.
[...But what if his goat infatuation is a distraction?]