[April 27] [Shendiao Xialu] Seeds of Thought, Growing

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Title: Seeds of Thought, Growing
Day/Theme: April 27 - At dusk
Series: Shendiao Xialu
Character: Guo Xiang
Rating: G
Shendiao Xialu © Jin Yong, et al.


Her parents dismissed her yearning to be with Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu as childish desires. (Or did they? Like her mother during her younger days, it was sometimes too easy for her to perpetually believe the worst of people) She alternated between retreating to her room and wandering aimlessly along the Xiangyang battlements, shading her eyes toward the west, where daylight would always be in its latest stage of dimming out. That it was obvious both Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu were done with Xiangyang and repelling invaders did nothing but fuel her longing even more intensely.

She remarked on how wonderful it was to be able to walk away from worldly matters and only think of your beloved one. Her father said Yang Guo was unlike anyone else. It was a feeble excuse, but her mother offered no corroboration to it and only watched her younger daughter with anxiety.

After dinner she climbed again to the top of the battlements. The stars, early and brilliant, were already out. She leaned casually against the stone block, assessing the distance from the gate to the horizon, the amount of potential illumination and how much it would dispel the cloak of darkness.