Mm. It's something I've always thought to live by. If offered two paths, there's always a third. Sometimes it just takes a bit more looking than you'd expect.

[ xie lian's smile widens a bit, and he goes along with the more affectionate push of his head, fondness in his eyes as he scratches and scratches away. ] I wish there was more I could do, short of offer up a general protection. I'd like to tell them that many of us are in their corner, in case things do go awry. After all, it's hardly their fault that such a thing happened... to persecute someone for actions beyond their control is absurd, at least, as far as I'm concerned.