[ He knows that Lan Wangji isn't happy to put words to what they're doing, but he seems to understand when they don't have a choice. And who can complain to him? Five adapted their plan to work with a team, and he hasn't murdered anyone. As far as he can tell from what he's glimpsed, the Senators are having a great time in there.

Which more or less convinces him that it'd be too easy if this works. It might buy them time, but who knows how much. ]

It's not just the delay we're after. [ He doesn't think he forgot, but he points it out anyway. ] But for now, it looks-

[ He tenses suddenly when he notices a figure going for a window inside and blinks abruptly to check it, but he returns seconds later with a mysterious metal bar in hand and a shrug. ]

Somehow I thought they'd put up more fight. They wouldn't stand a chance if the undead decided to be less diplomatic.