[But it was Yuan's doing, wasn't it? The applications were stuck in the hell of paperwork and bureaucracy and suspicion; and it was Yuan that nudged them along, and Yuan that delivered them here, thanks to Kratos's timely interference.]
[It's hard to manage a scowl in the wake of all the warm sorts of feelings the reunion is trying to evoke, but Yuan makes an effort. It doesn't succeed very well. He has in no way performed miracles, nor should he be expected to.]
[Eventually, resignedly, he sighs.]
There's no need to get hung up on it. You're welcome; that's enough.
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[But it was Yuan's doing, wasn't it? The applications were stuck in the hell of paperwork and bureaucracy and suspicion; and it was Yuan that nudged them along, and Yuan that delivered them here, thanks to Kratos's timely interference.]
[It's hard to manage a scowl in the wake of all the warm sorts of feelings the reunion is trying to evoke, but Yuan makes an effort. It doesn't succeed very well. He has in no way performed miracles, nor should he be expected to.]
[Eventually, resignedly, he sighs.]
There's no need to get hung up on it. You're welcome; that's enough.