Sinjin Fai was not a good man. There were qualities about him that were tolerable, maybe even likable. He cared deeply for his friends and his lover. He was mindful of animals and he always tipped well at the bar. But for all the parts of him that were good, the sum did not equal Good. He was innately aware of this and was old enough that it rarely bothered him, but occasionally his work would leave him at an impasse between Good and Not Good which created a nagging-itching feeling that being Sinjin Fai was unfair.
He knew it was unfair when he appeared in Rhy'din two days prior with a piece of cloth tied around his throat. He knew it was unfair when his fingers tugged around the knot and he was imbued with the knowledge of a dozen different things he had not known a minute prior, things he did not care about, but that others cared about very deeply. He knew it was unfair " and cruel " when MacKurn came crawling through the window like plagued air. Even then, it didn't really hurt until he saw Ali al-Amat and embraced him like a brother coming home.
Why was life just so unfair?
But debts were debts, business was business, and Sinjin Fai was not a good man.
So he laid out his pretty plan: a bluebell, a cyclops, a shadow-cat, a thief, a hunter, and a sword-sworn girl with a waterlogged heart.
He knew it was unfair when he appeared in Rhy'din two days prior with a piece of cloth tied around his throat. He knew it was unfair when his fingers tugged around the knot and he was imbued with the knowledge of a dozen different things he had not known a minute prior, things he did not care about, but that others cared about very deeply. He knew it was unfair " and cruel " when MacKurn came crawling through the window like plagued air. Even then, it didn't really hurt until he saw Ali al-Amat and embraced him like a brother coming home.
Why was life just so unfair?
But debts were debts, business was business, and Sinjin Fai was not a good man.
So he laid out his pretty plan: a bluebell, a cyclops, a shadow-cat, a thief, a hunter, and a sword-sworn girl with a waterlogged heart.