"We don't always make the best decisions faced with impossible choices."
Wasn't that how it was for Jin Guangyao? he thinks ruefully, and tries to shake the thought from his head.
It's such a non-answer, and Xichen hates it. Hates that part of him that wants to keep the peace still, even if there is no great political blowback to speaking his mind.
Taking a deep breath, he decides to give being a bit more open a try.
"Whether or not you should have died in his stead is irrelevant now. But the regret you feel shows the depth you cared for him, and that matters. You have a right to grieve, even if you think otherwise."
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Wasn't that how it was for Jin Guangyao? he thinks ruefully, and tries to shake the thought from his head.
It's such a non-answer, and Xichen hates it. Hates that part of him that wants to keep the peace still, even if there is no great political blowback to speaking his mind.
Taking a deep breath, he decides to give being a bit more open a try.
"Whether or not you should have died in his stead is irrelevant now. But the regret you feel shows the depth you cared for him, and that matters. You have a right to grieve, even if you think otherwise."