[ ...then, sword in hand and Lan Wangji's gaze trailing the walls and the man and the futility of him, absent — they will.
The assignment finds them ill suited: Lee Chang fairly motivated, but often absent the instrument of his sword, the veteran experience of charging against the dead in close combat. And Bai Mingyu has shown more facilities as a courtesan than an assassin.
They want ( need ) machines of slaughter. A man of Lan alone cannot achieve what a sect might boast for its accomplishments, but, starting at a stiff pace to trail down the rooms and inspect the walls for red stains or blood aged, he will try. Clatter, beyond closed doors. The muttered sound of crowds, rearranging themselves. ]
Released, the creatures will turn on their captors. [ A pause. ] But might divert unto innocents.
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The assignment finds them ill suited: Lee Chang fairly motivated, but often absent the instrument of his sword, the veteran experience of charging against the dead in close combat. And Bai Mingyu has shown more facilities as a courtesan than an assassin.
They want ( need ) machines of slaughter. A man of Lan alone cannot achieve what a sect might boast for its accomplishments, but, starting at a stiff pace to trail down the rooms and inspect the walls for red stains or blood aged, he will try. Clatter, beyond closed doors. The muttered sound of crowds, rearranging themselves. ]
Released, the creatures will turn on their captors. [ A pause. ] But might divert unto innocents.