by Ladki96 » Sun Jan 21, 2018 7:27 pm
Wenchang is so distracted that he doesn't even notice when the Governor's secretary had shown them to the apartments and left as well. He is full of thought as he washes his face. The more he sees of General Lu Bu, the less he likes. He had been inspired by his speeches in Jinyang, and had eagerly volunteered his blade in battle against the rebels, not caring if it means his death. He is still firmly loyal to the Emperor, but has lately started having troubled thoughts over the man who will lead him in said battles. Try as he might, he can't get the General's enthusiastic permission and then delight at the dishonourable way in which they took - or rather, razed - a city, out of his mind. And even now, the way he rode like a man possessed, as if they were urging their horses toward a rebel raid on a village instead of a simple palace meeting, in a crowded city where any civilian may easily fall under the hooves... It is good fortune that no one did, as he proudly recalls his troops' prompt actions that ensured the people's safety.
Wenchang wipes his face with a cloth. He has never been able to hold back from expressing his honest opinion out loud, and it has gotten him in sticky situations before. But he will have to at least try and suppress this one. Though he would dearly like to do the opposite, it would be most shameful and wrong to criticise one's superiors. The best he could do for now would be to advise General Lu as best he could to take the better course in strategic meetings. Wenchang thinks of Junyou, newly made Captain instead of being stripped of what little rank he has for his actions, and now assigned alongside him under Colonel Hou Chen. He frowns. Setting Bei Ye on fire will definitely not be the last reprehensible plan Junyou would tempt the General with. Well, if he does try, he will certainly not have a smooth time of it as long as Wenchang is in the same room.
Wenchang steps outside the apartment, and realises he doesn't know the building at all. He looks in Dewang's rooms but the man is nowhere to be seen. The secretary too having disappeared, Wenchang makes his way to the dining area relying on the directions of the servants he meets.
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Ladki96 on Sun May 20, 2018 6:08 am, edited 1 time in total.