At Cain d'Ubiq's behest, foremost meteorologist, Chu Wanning is closely consulted for his good opinion on the safety of travel, prior to the dragons' departure. Dragon expeditions — particularly large-scale ones — are susceptible to weather conditions, and it's advisable for them to only be carried out in the absence of storms.

Whatever Chu Wanning forecasts is less relevant than what he might notice upon inspecting the meteorology institute where he's taken to conduct his projections. The place is in dire, dusted and ill-attended state, for all there are guardsmen that still watch the entrance. If asked, they seem a little hazy and confused, saying they don't quite remember when or who the last person was who entered the institute. Inside, Chu Wanning may find tools that haven't been calibrated in years, while the pages of the latest available records date to roughly five years prior, wet, black and blood spattered very discreetly on the corners of some pages.

The last entry notes a sudden, completely unexpected flooding of "filthy" water. The six entries prior discuss an increasingly worsening drought that shows no signs of abating.

Does Chu Wanning forecast good or poor weather for the expedition?