[Eyes closed in thought and self-reflection, Lu Meng really requires Alvin's patience right now. All his woes, all his doubts and anxieties are interconnected, and to try and nail down exactly what plagues him in a summarized and succinct explanation takes a few moments.
And even when he's finally settled on something, he starts slow.]
...I am a self-made person. All that I have accomplished, I did it through my own hard work and effort. None of it came from any connections of any sort; in fact, I started on the completely wrong foot with many of the other officers in the army.
You know I killed a man in my youth. We joked about it during the party, but it was no joke for me to prove myself to the veterans and my peers that I was more than just that one mistake of mine. It was a serious military offence; if not for the graciousness of my lord, I would've been executed. But that error stayed with me for my entire military career; I make a bit of ruckus when I'm called "old man", but in truth it is a far more flattering nickname than what I was initially known by among the ranks.
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And even when he's finally settled on something, he starts slow.]
...I am a self-made person. All that I have accomplished, I did it through my own hard work and effort. None of it came from any connections of any sort; in fact, I started on the completely wrong foot with many of the other officers in the army.
You know I killed a man in my youth. We joked about it during the party, but it was no joke for me to prove myself to the veterans and my peers that I was more than just that one mistake of mine. It was a serious military offence; if not for the graciousness of my lord, I would've been executed. But that error stayed with me for my entire military career; I make a bit of ruckus when I'm called "old man", but in truth it is a far more flattering nickname than what I was initially known by among the ranks.