mountains to find her, and that she would gladly travel through every world again if it meant seeing Gu Yangjin smile. But this Gu Yangjin had only met her that afternoon. She deserved the truth when the time was right, not a flood of memories she could not recognize.
"I am glad too," Qiao Zhi replied. "I hope we have many more chances to meet."
Gu Yangjin's smile was small but unmistakably genuine. "We will. Come in the morning, and I will take you to the Alliance office."
Qiao Zhi bowed, then stepped beyond the gates. She did not turn away immediately. She watched Gu Yangjin for one more moment, memorizing the warm light on her face, the way her hand rested near the sword at her waist, and the little crease between her brows that appeared whenever she was thinking about something she did not fully understand. Then she turned and walked down the street.
