He carefully took out the paper cage and released the one already there while it was at waist level - no need to disturb the perfect one on G'raha's head with the escape of another. Daqaing then lifted his hands very slowly, very carefully. At the point that the dragonfly began a slow beat of it's wings, he brought the paper cage down on top of it to keep it from flying away. The soft 'ppft' of it hitting G'raha's hair was the only noise in the sudden silence of the moment.
He slid his fingers through the front of G'raha's hair, under the cage and the dragonfly now within it. Lifted his hand and the cage together.]
How lucky this venerable one is to have you as his.
[He murmured as an involuntary smile - one that was deeper and more real than anything Daqiang could have done if he actively tried - curled his lips and made its way to his eyes.]
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[Daqiang's attention fixed on the dragonfly.
He carefully took out the paper cage and released the one already there while it was at waist level - no need to disturb the perfect one on G'raha's head with the escape of another. Daqaing then lifted his hands very slowly, very carefully. At the point that the dragonfly began a slow beat of it's wings, he brought the paper cage down on top of it to keep it from flying away. The soft 'ppft' of it hitting G'raha's hair was the only noise in the sudden silence of the moment.
He slid his fingers through the front of G'raha's hair, under the cage and the dragonfly now within it. Lifted his hand and the cage together.]
How lucky this venerable one is to have you as his.
[He murmured as an involuntary smile - one that was deeper and more real than anything Daqiang could have done if he actively tried - curled his lips and made its way to his eyes.]