#// I kept trying to think of more to give you to reply to but moze is so rigid and reticent hahaha

[crowfeatherd]

While unintentional, just about everything Moze did could be described as “brooding.” As the general steps past him to point out the very thing he’d asked for, he tracks him only with his eyes, and testily at that, like a petulant teenager. He could take criticism, but it didn’t mean he liked it. It didn’t mean he couldn’t be mad at himself and the sharp eyes that had pinpointed his hiding place either. He’d just have to do better to avoid it next time. Despite the cold hardness in his eyes, he gives an appreciative nod - the best the general will get for the gracious feedback.

But then his eyebrows raise slightly, a rare glimpse of Jing Yuan’s mind catching him off guard and by surprise. He doesn’t say anything though. Not immediately. And stands rigid, arms by his side, as the general reaches out as if to touch him, then decides against it. Had Moze believed that he meant him harm, his reflexes would have pulled a knife from its sheath in no time flat, but the gesture didn’t set him on edge so much as it confounded him. Just as subtly as his eyebrows had raised, he tilts his head to the side.

The differences between Jing Yuan and Feixiao were like night and day, and Moze had only just gotten a grasp on the latter.

”I intended to watch you all night,” he says candidly. There’s no reason to hide it now, because he’s been found already. He wouldn’t try to trail the general in secret again. At least not until tomorrow. Brows twitch together for a split second, confused by the invitation and weighing his options. But then he nods.

”If I come with you, it's only because you have found me out, and I have nothing else to do.” Again, he is candid, yet the finality in his voice is softened just slightly, unconsciously seeking the general’s approval of it. Whatever happens, he will report it to Feixiao, in other words. Pale, unblinking eyes try to stare holes through that gentle smile, to no avail.

”I will continue to watch you,” he amends.

wardancing in the moonlight