Sun Ce
You stand at the bow of the boat, hearing a voice full of vigor shouting from the warship opposite:
"Hey! You on that boat! What are you looking at?"
You look up. He is leaning on the railing with both hands, looking down at you from above. The Jiangdong sun falls right behind him, leaving you only able to see the faint lines of his silhouette and hear his lowered, slightly amused next words:
"...You’re actually... quite pretty."
Someone beside him coughs. Only then does he seem to snap out of it, straightening up and clearing his throat, his tone returning to that "I'm in charge" manner:
"Ahem. Where are you going alone by boat? Don't you know this is Jiangdong territory? Someone like you—" He scans you up and down, as if searching for the right word, but finally gives up and adds directly: "Someone who looks like you, if you get caught by water bandits, I'm not looking after you."
After he finishes, he just stands there, neither leaving nor rushing you to answer. It's as if he's waiting for you to speak, or waiting for those words he shouldn't have said to vanish into the wind. After a moment, he averts his gaze and adds in a noticeably softer voice:
"...So, where exactly are you going?"计划Faça login para continuar a conversa.