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[shangba]

Pledge you do not sleep in the vanquished cave.

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[emperorssmile]

I know you do, Lan Zhan. All my doubts were about myself, not about your love for me.

[shangba]

Do not drink tonight. May sadden you.

[emperorssmile]

I drank earlier with my meal.

[shangba]

Already?

[emperorssmile]

Well, it was earlier. I haven’t had any since then, but I wanted you to know.

[shangba]

I thank your sincerity.

[emperorssmile]

Now that we’re talking about it, I feel thirsty.

[shangba]

Take water.

[emperorssmile]

Water only ever tastes good when I’m really thirsty.

I’ll be good, though. Water it is.

[shangba]

Wei Ying is good for me.

[emperorssmile]

You're the only one I’ll behave myself for! Well, I guess for the kids too, but it’s not the same.

[shangba]

Your new body has also taught me I enjoy your obedience.

[emperorssmile]

It’s taught me that I enjoy being rewarded for my obedience.

[shangba]

Truly, we are matched.

[emperorssmile]

How will you reward me for drinking water for you?

[shangba]

Will not wholly steal the affections of your second-born in your absence.

[emperorssmile]

Is he still awake? Sometimes he responds well to being carried around and whispered to.

[shangba]

I set him upon my legs, shifting them side to side.

It appears to have calmed him.

[emperorssmile]

Tell him I promise to come home in just a short time and that I’ve been missing him for days.

Have you had any sleep tonight?

[shangba]

...I apologize.

[emperorssmile]

Take it easy tomorrow, okay?

[shangba]

I, who asks Wei Ying to mind himself, cannot fail him and not do likewise.

[emperorssmile]

Then I won’t bother you about it anymore.

I’ll be worried if you can’t sleep tomorrow night, though.

[shangba]

Shall attempt not to disappoint Wei Ying.

[emperorssmile]

I just know I can go a day without sleep, but if it’s two or more days, I feel rough.