"...I then followed your mother and father to your house. I spent the next months investigating the strange happenings around your birth. You can imagine that I was shocked to hear that you had died shortly after birth of the Scarlet Plague. I was furious for some time, though I did not show it. I had planned to use you as a pawn in my plan to make the Emperor suffer for his demonic deeds. To hear that you had died so easily both disappointed and offended me."
In the cave, Wei Guang tiredly set the stone-cold porridge aside into the shadows. Like before, his voice carried a hint of bitterness. It was a moment before he continued in his gentle and tranquil tone.