"Oh, the rules are very important," Jingyi says without hesitation. Even though he has asked her questions, he is paying a lot of attention to their surroundings. As such, he speaks almost absently; these things are fact and he does not have to pay much attention to them. "The rules are the foundation of the Lan Sect. It is good that you are learning them." All four-thousand plus, congratulations.
He holds up a hand to halt them both and peers into the dusk. The Nevada vegetation as they pass out of the suburbs is all spikes and low, waxy green things, and hides very little. The shadow he thought he saw move does not move again. Nothing, then. He moves on, glancing once at Miu and at her camera.
"You dealt with the resentful dead before you came here?" is what he got out of her explanation. Though the 'you're better than me' scratches at his ears and he frowns after he asks his question. "Of course we are better than you. We are trained." Which is what she said, but he continues, "I am surprised you did not d—" Oh, this is something he has not asked Miu, and it is currently relevant. "Did you die before you came here?"
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He holds up a hand to halt them both and peers into the dusk. The Nevada vegetation as they pass out of the suburbs is all spikes and low, waxy green things, and hides very little. The shadow he thought he saw move does not move again. Nothing, then. He moves on, glancing once at Miu and at her camera.
"You dealt with the resentful dead before you came here?" is what he got out of her explanation. Though the 'you're better than me' scratches at his ears and he frowns after he asks his question. "Of course we are better than you. We are trained." Which is what she said, but he continues, "I am surprised you did not d—" Oh, this is something he has not asked Miu, and it is currently relevant. "Did you die before you came here?"