The fish... is pleased, in the way of creatures that lack true and honest expression. It It coils into itself when it is lifted, then stretches out sullenly in the bowl, before it is set in its new waters. It dashes from one end of the of its new pond to the next, seemingly at ease with its new surroundings.
"Lan Sizhui, For your sake, I will forgive your father, and your wish be done. I shall not curse his name seven times for seven years. He will live as he has lived. But he will not learn without fear. You may tell him no sooner than a month's time, or our covenant is broken."
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"Lan Sizhui,
For your sake, I will forgive your father, and your wish be done. I shall not curse his name seven times for seven years. He will live as he has lived. But he will not learn without fear. You may tell him no sooner than a month's time, or our covenant is broken."