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    As Yelan disappeared, a hand extended to him and a heartbreaking expression on her face, Xiao wondered.
    He thought of her words, of the warmth of the traveler's and hers. And yet, of the cold void hidden carefully under the layers of curses in his being.
    And he faded himself back to those days, dangerous, unstable... warm and peaceful days.

    He didn't comprehend it himself. The fear of loss was one of the worst kinds of burden in this world. To survive, feelings should be banned, and washed away.
    To serve, he shall not be hindered by these useless emotions...

    Thinking back to Yelan's eyes as she understood his will, back to the traveler and his worry, the confort all their presence brought, he...
    He was back to wondering again, of where this feeling of warmth in his chest came from.
    Until he didn't.

    Through his fading consciousness, he recalled the sun-like light coming to embrace him.
    And then, the three cold, dead moons one once saw in the night sky.

    When he would wake, to the light of an old sun, he would still be burdened by the blood and broken dreams.
    Still, six long lost warmths would find their way to the empty core he hid, deep in his heart.

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