Phoenix wept bitter tears, her heartfelt lament moving everyone deeply. At the end of it, she nudged the dazed Qilin standing beside her with her elbow. "Say something! As the Master's grand steward, how can you just stand by with your eyes open and watch the Master make a mistake?"
Qilin lowered his head, cupped his fists, bowed in salute, and mechanically repeated, "May the Master think twice."
He said this in a perfunctory manner, as if he had already anticipated the outcome, making persuasion entirely pointless.
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