I'm a little bothered after talking to
Wen and getting camp set up. I look for
Shen Po. Perhaps he could give Wen more guidance.
I was concerned that Wen might seriously consider taking on
Lune. Could Shen Po talk Wen into trying to help his people now?
I approach Shen Po. “Are you aware of your pupil’s intentions with your goddess?”
Shen Po looks over at me. “He’s not my pupil, and that’s not how this works. You don’t have intention with a deity, but they sure as hell have plans for you.”
“You might want to impart that wisdom on Wen then, before his taste for vengeance turns to thirst and gets him killed.”
Shen Po was visibly trying to stay calm. “He’s angry and confused, annoying definitely, but not stupid. He knows when to run, he’s made it this far by doing what it takes to survive.”
I puff out a frustrated breath. “I see. So you have the compassion in you to bring him out here and that’s where your concern for him ends?”
“Look,
Vae,” Shen Po’s voice rises, “I don’t know what you think is going on here, but this kid needs to go to
East, I
need to find East. I am not his mentor, he’s not my ward and I’m sure as hell not his father. I’m just a tired man who happened to be traveling in the same direction.”
“Unfortunate,” I mutter under my breath as I walk away. Couldn’t he see the influence he has on Wen? Wen could use guidance from someone he respects.
I get ready for sleep, frustrated.
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