Close enough to be heard is all I'd need, from the sounds of it. These aren't spirits trying to hold back or stay in place.

( his hand falls away now, studying wrath through the pendant's connection. )

Convenient! Ah, my respect for the powerful. ( a wry twist of his lips: passing jealousy, too, in the way of the convenience of power to rely on, and his long parting from any such certainty. ) How fare you after this last month? As we've future, immediate directions to proceed in.

( namely, seeing how close they can get wei wuxian to this all, and what influence he can or can't exert. )