"Fortunate it was not Tian you matched, as he would have challenged you on the spot." She hid her smile behind her teacup as she took a sip. "He took pride in hitting one hundred targets out of one hundred, after all."

She sighed quietly into her tea, smile fading at the corners. "It is strange, to think of all the changes that have happened in our lives without them at our sides, is it not...?"