Hearing say that she had never really been herself, he wasn't really expecting that admission at all. Especially for her to say that she had never been herself, even in front of her own best friend. That was some pretty hefty commitment to hiding herself from the viewers inside the palace and those of nobility. The only question in his mind though, was why? She never really had to hide herself, her own reputation would be considered false if all she did was raise false flags for everyone to hold. From there on he began picking her apart, every little micro-expression, nervous twitch, movement of the eyes, speed of the pulse. Analyze anyone and you can figure out what they'll do next, the last step was their defeat.<br/><br/>As he stepped into his own room, he seemed to lazily follow behind her until she walked over to the wall and private examined herself through a reflection. It was as if she was unnaturally familiar with the dress which she had picked out. It was strange seeing her like that, as if she recognized it from somewhere else other than the image she had chosen.<br/><br/>That's when she turned around and took hold of his hand, resting her other hand upon his shoulder. Before she even asked for the music, he was almost ready to start swaying and doing the classical slow dance. If she looked close enough to her right eye, she'd probably little lights blinking around a bit before suddenly a soft orchestra instrumental would abruptly begin to play. The doors would close behind them and he would gently wrap his arms around her waist.<br/><br/>Xinyi would listen to what she had to say, everything from the fact that she was planning on usurping the throne on her own and that she was heart broken that her people would suffer, even though it didn't scare her that his Empire would be going to war. While civilian casualties could be avoided for the most part, there will always be civilians who get in the way and are at the wrong place at the wrong time. Plus he knew that civilians were hired by the military to hold non-combatant and non-military positions such as offices and networking which were located inside bases. Personally he thought that would suck for anyone.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FFFF80">"Isn't it already working for the both of us?"</span>He'd ask curiously as a little spat of laughter left his lips.