"There's guilt on both sides. I treated him badly when all he was trying to do was fix the damage another did to me. The person responsible is another matter entirely." And one he's not discussing, even if mentioning him has Zichen taking a slower breath, forcing his mind back on topic.

"He broke rules and asked his former master to undo the damage done to me and I drove him away with cruel words after he gave up his own eyes for me. When I'd had time to think, to recover properly, I realized my mistake but he'd been gone for a year by then.

So I started searching for him. I was close to finding him when I arrived here and it's been...complicated ever since."