[Shouxue goes with her instincts, moving to subdue Joshua. He panics, but her body moves with precision and ease--he is no match for her. Soon enough, he is on his knees, trembling. All she needs to do is get the truth from him, and turn him over to be imprisoned. No one needs to get hurt more than this.
But.
This man is dangerous. And a proven liar. She can't take that risk, can she?
This time, the pull on her hand is irresistible. The dagger rises, until it rests against Joshua's neck. He looks at her with wide, terrified eyes, shaking like a leaf. And suddenly her hand is moving again, pulled back, back, back--]
"Luke?"
[The voice comes from behind her. And Shouxue finds her head moving, unbidden--until she sees a young woman who certainly wasn't there before. She is looking at Shouxue with a frightened, horrified, expression. Shouxue will feel her blood run cold. This is the woman she--he--loves, the one person who was never supposed to see him like this, and she's backing away, and--]
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But.
This man is dangerous. And a proven liar. She can't take that risk, can she?
This time, the pull on her hand is irresistible. The dagger rises, until it rests against Joshua's neck. He looks at her with wide, terrified eyes, shaking like a leaf. And suddenly her hand is moving again, pulled back, back, back--]
"Luke?"
[The voice comes from behind her. And Shouxue finds her head moving, unbidden--until she sees a young woman who certainly wasn't there before. She is looking at Shouxue with a frightened, horrified, expression. Shouxue will feel her blood run cold. This is the woman she--he--loves, the one person who was never supposed to see him like this, and she's backing away, and--]