That is the nature of some deals. ( Trust, opacity. A certain, hollow extent of despair. He does not question the reasoning, only the reasons. In his own case — they stand.

And it strikes him why this resonates so weakly with Five, why it challenges him. It surrenders a certain extent of control. Five, weak and petty and living fire, is not acquainted with the notion.

Lan Wangji, at once disciplined and constant has yielded his own to whatever position the sect has wished to set him in. His mouth fractures in peals of a smile. )

An inquiry is not an agreement.