Spring Rain (гет)

Across from her is the General Ming Guang himself, leaning against the doorframe and seeming somewhat restless. He had looked like that when she offered him her sword at Tonglu Mountain, too.
“Tell me… just—were you ever afraid?” The words fall from his lips gracelessly, sounding as if they were hard to get out, sounding as if he wanted to say more but not sure if he should. “Were you afraid,” he repeats, eyes not quite meeting hers.