After the Dweller-in-Darkness and Great Protector have disappeared beneath the depths of the dark lake both, one in pieces and one in rest, after they have brought Ba back from the other side, Xialing pretends that she does not want to scream at the realisation that the last memory she has of Ba saying anything meaningful to her instead of simply talking at her occurred before Mama died, a memory she is sure she’s only holding on to until now out of pure spite. After all of that, her exhausted heart wilts even more when she sees Razor Fist – no, Mattias, because Razor Fist is such a ridiculous name – turn to Ge for instructions.

Of course, Ge was the heir, and Xialing – she doesn’t know what she is, to Ba, anymore.

“If you want someone to tell you what to do, don’t look at me, I’ve never so much as successfully run a bake sale,” Ge said, making Xialing stare at him in hopes of disbelief. Jerking his head to Xialing, Ge continued, “She’s the one with a fight club. Army, fight club, same thing, right?”

(Starting off strong with 6 sentences for my first fill lol. Ge 哥 = Older Brother.)