Greedy
Hao Xuan felt like someone had asked what he wanted for Christmas. To be so so straightforward and to the point, this was a gift better than any he could ask for.
He promptly responded with a shrug, "Nothing really. Only what little I have pieced together myself. Most of it is theory and conjecture."
"That's how they all like to work, hahaha" he threw back his shoulders in a hearty laugh, "They live in the shadows, plotting and scheming against one another like children. Normally I wouldn't even bother stepping in..."
"But?"
"But...things have taken an unexpected turn. You," he said looking Hao Xuan in the eye, "You have managed to put yourself in a very unique position."
"And...what position is that?"
"The position to alter the fate of others. Tell me, would you like to know what they are planning? What they want from you?"
Hao Xuan nodded firmly, "More than anything else in the world....but why? Why do you want to help me?"