Technicolor

To see that Prince Qui was actually sad was a rare sight. Jinghua could count the times that she saw him sad with all ten of her fingers. She could not believe that one of ten moments were because of Princess Yingyue.

"Don't you want to say goodbye to her?" she asked him, fearing for his answer. She did not know why she was trying to do this to herself. But that was what would friends do. They should ask how they were feeling if they were conflicted about something.

"It's not like I have a choice," he said, quietly, looking around her room like answering her question was something that he was shy about. "I'm going to have to tell her tonight that I'm leaving tomorrow."

She narrowed her eyes at him. "Were you here to practice?"

Prince Qui smiled at that. "No, not at all. I thought telling it to you first would assure me that she would not overact."