“You’re limited on your own, we can all see that now—you seem to have the emotional maturity of a chicken,” Jiho started glibly. “But you’re a good person. You deserve this. So what if your path isn’t straightforward? When has anything in your life been obvious? You’re usually pretty good at turning a bad situation around, and now when it seems like there isn’t any other way, all of a sudden you have all of us here wanting to help. Seems a bit too much of a coincidence, don’t you think? Why not go where the water’s pulling you?” A corner of Jiho’s mouth lifted and his brilliant white teeth
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