"A kizuna bond can do this?" He asks with a frown. The idea that this might be because he had been 'bonding' with that foolish child irritates him immeasurably. Sharing the news of Xie'er vanishing is going to suck even more if those brats can tell he bonded with him.

Things were much simpler on his mountain where his only friends were dead or icicles.

"How long will this last?"