[perhaps predictably, Jin Guangyao says nothing else about Grady, either in his defence or to criticize him. he suspects Quentin knows more or less where he stands on the subject of Grady anyway, and right now he has no desire to pick an argument with someone he cares for about someone else he also cares for--not when Quentin has just provided him with the perfect avenue to raise a more important concern anyway.]
Quentin, [he begins again, eyes lifting from his tea to consider his friend's serious expression. he allows his own to grow more open, artless, to let Quentin see the worry in his eyes.] What did Junpei-gongzi mean about what happened before?
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Quentin, [he begins again, eyes lifting from his tea to consider his friend's serious expression. he allows his own to grow more open, artless, to let Quentin see the worry in his eyes.] What did Junpei-gongzi mean about what happened before?