( He gives Huaisang something of a look, eyebrows quirked and head tipped to the side. Not because he can't empathise, but really, Huaisang. )
We're not hastening you to any grave, Nie-xiong.
( And who set up having a certain nephew and then a certain set of Lan-Wei puzzlesolvers traipsing in after. He remembers the Sword Tomb, and he knows Huaisang does too; but it doesn't chance anything about how he feels right now.
The thing is, they have no good choices. They both know it. )
We need information we gather firsthand, too. And if we're not allies of the people here, then who are we? Two normal men with an excess of intelligence that barely applies to this place and a will not to let it drag us down? A good place to start from, not a good place to be left in.
( Because they do both know they need information, and it can't all come secondhand.
Still... down it is they need to go, so at Huaisang's guiding indications, until they find themselves at... a ladder, leading into more darkness. Musty darkness. Not unmoved, but less air flows through down there than this lower hallway. )
Assume it'll be easier and more difficult. Look on the bright side! Even with that dancing fairy, if we ran fast enough, we could outpace her.
( He's deadeying this ladder, but still... )
I'll head down first. Are you feeling anything immediately there?
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We're not hastening you to any grave, Nie-xiong.
( And who set up having a certain nephew and then a certain set of Lan-Wei puzzlesolvers traipsing in after. He remembers the Sword Tomb, and he knows Huaisang does too; but it doesn't chance anything about how he feels right now.
The thing is, they have no good choices. They both know it. )
We need information we gather firsthand, too. And if we're not allies of the people here, then who are we? Two normal men with an excess of intelligence that barely applies to this place and a will not to let it drag us down? A good place to start from, not a good place to be left in.
( Because they do both know they need information, and it can't all come secondhand.
Still... down it is they need to go, so at Huaisang's guiding indications, until they find themselves at... a ladder, leading into more darkness. Musty darkness. Not unmoved, but less air flows through down there than this lower hallway. )
Assume it'll be easier and more difficult. Look on the bright side! Even with that dancing fairy, if we ran fast enough, we could outpace her.
( He's deadeying this ladder, but still... )
I'll head down first. Are you feeling anything immediately there?