Generous, you say? [ the amusement returns, smile quirking up slightly. there are certainly few that would say something like that about crimson rain sought flower, or indeed of nearly any ghost. ] Perhaps I was bored.

[ boredom was certainly part of it, he supposes, but the truth is more complicated than that. perhaps.. he'd somewhat wanted to preserve human lives. it's what xie lian would have desired of him in similar circumstances.

still, his glance flicks down to e-ming at the mention of it, then back up as xichen approaches. ] E-Ming is cursed. I collect such things. [ though he's perhaps a bit attached to e-ming in particular. if nothing else, the sword's reputation suits him. ] You're very at ease, considering what I am.