[well, water is water, he assumes, and if this is a poisoning attempt then that's just how his life is right now. it may as well happen! he's already gone blind! if anyone wanted to kill him it wouldn't be hard, anyway.

so huaisang takes it carefully, both hands wrapping around it as he lifts it to his mouth to take a gulp from it. as long as he's careful, it's fine.]

Thank you, young master, er.... [oh, awkward.] Forgive me for asking, but I don't know who you are, only that you've been very helpful.

[SOMEBODY didn't read profiles, not that he could match a name to a blob of a face anyway.]