xiao was her gift as a trophy ti the greatest warrior and traveler. they gifted her xiao as a captive, as a toy which will obey all her commands

but deeply inside xiao hated to be in such slavery, hated to be under her control, hated to live where he didn’t belong to, and, most of all, he hated her.

and now, when he had cuffed hands and chained legs, when he was really pushed into stranger’s hands as a pet, he felt his rage and his helplessness with growing hatred inside.