[ It's a surprising enough reaction that Zhou Zishu pauses for a second to give him a searching look, the merchant all but forgotten. But there's only so much he can guess at for a man he's just met, and the intense expression melts back into something more genial within a heartbeat. ]
I meant no offense.
[ He even bows his head just slightly as he says it. Politeness doesn't hurt, but neither does testing to see if he'll get a similar reaction again. ]
no subject
I meant no offense.
[ He even bows his head just slightly as he says it. Politeness doesn't hurt, but neither does testing to see if he'll get a similar reaction again. ]
What would you prefer?