[It helps to have this subtle reminder. Blade will be here when he's ready to talk about it, much like... a lot of things in Dan Heng's life. He's a solid, steady presence, if a bit fiery about it sometimes.

He scoffs gently at that, amused.]

Can you see it now?

[The faraway look is a familiar one. Not to his past life, necessarily, but in this one. One people tended to get when they remembered a fragment of their previous life. Since it doesn't seem to be a bad memory, Dan Heng won't ask about it.]

... They wanted something that was important to me as a trade for the information. So... yes, the bracelet was the price I paid.

[Blade's smile and easy forgiveness do much to help lessen the guilt. Giving it up hadn't been easy for Dan Heng precisely because he cherished it so much. Yet, hearing that plan earns a quiet chuckle.]

Quite the challenge you've set up for yourself, considering I never stopped wearing it. We'll see if you can surpass it.

[Dan Heng knows that Blade can absolutely do that, but playfully framing it like this feels more like what his partner wants.]