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salamandras ([personal profile] salamandras) wrote in [community profile] sid_guardian 2022-06-24 11:25 pm (UTC)

In light of this, the Envoy's soldiers repeatedly dying in battle against that same man must be pretty traumatic, right? The worst moment of my life keeps happening again and again! Every soldier who dies this way must remind him of his failure to protect Didi. In the conversation with Kunlun, he even refers to his soldiers as "a thousand brothers" and "my remaining brothers."
Oh, ouch, I hadn't thought of it this way before. I'll be over here crying for poor Shen Wei some more.

In conclusion, my theory goes: 1) Shen Wei was traumatised by his first meeting with the Rebel Chieftain-to-be, and this informs every choice he makes thereafter; 2) it's quite possible the Rebel Chieftain is specifically targeting the Envoy and his men, for personal reasons as well as broader strategic ones, ugh; and 3) Kunlun is everything that is good in the world, wrapped up in one extremely attractive package.

Q1. Do you agree with this interpretation?

I do. I'd never thought about it before, but since Ye Zun shares his face, of course the Chieftain recognizes Shen Wei. It would fit his character to be cruel about it and make it personal, too.

I can't really coherently address your other questions. I look forward to reading other people's responses, though!

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