"Holding someone about whom you know nothing at bay is the very opposite of getting to know them," Heojin pointed out. This was the first time he and Yunxu had ever truly talked; the longest conversation they'd had that Heojin could remember. "If you knew me better, perhaps you would realise that I threaten less than you believe."

If anything, he was willing to add to it. True, he would be adding to it with himself, his family, his caste, but it still was an addition. He nodded. "I am. You care about our people. So do I. Our differences are nothing in comparison."