audio | un: yiling patriarch | early on during the summit

[weifinder]

I've been whistling while I work, and I have yet to find any response whatsoever. Which is to say, ( he continues, almost at a laconic drawl: ) to any and all of my fellow ragtag members of the eastward bound Merchant's caravan with a gift for detecting life, death, or anything of the spirit: have you felt anything?

( he freely admits to how unnerving it is to him to have no reaction, no response whatsoever, when he reaches out to find the resentful energies that have been throughout all of this world they've wandered since his arrival, well over a year before. )

Because I, for one, can't find a damn thing.

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[binghua]

[That isn't a rejection of the idea, but neither does Wei Wuxian seem to accept it fully. That's fine; Xingchen backs off of the subject. He said what he said.]

Which half of Serthica has claimed you? Perhaps we shall bump into each other here.

[weifinder]

Eidris, that with the dragons. What of yourself?

[binghua]

I have also been assigned to Eidris. Have you seen any of the dragons yet?

[weifinder]

Ah, yes, at a distance. Did you wish to meet with them tomorrow? From my understanding, if you were to be, ah, willing to open yourself to a bond and are accepted, you can... share with each other. Emotions at least, but who knows?

[binghua]

[An opportunity to meet a dragon? In the flesh? Xingchen nearly jumps at the chance, especially since it seems the dragons in Serthica are much more amenable to the presence of humans than the one in Sa-Hareth. But if the price is emotions...]

Ah, as much as this one would like that, it would be irresponsible of him to...share such emotions with an innocent creature.

[weifinder]

Fear not, martial uncle, these dragons are older than you are! Hardly innocent, and you'd hardly be their first human bond.

[binghua]

I don't know...

[It still seems like a lot.]

If I could simply meet one without bonding with it, that would be more than wonderful.

[weifinder]

Sure, should be easy enough, as long as you're willing to come with me.

[binghua]

I have no qualms with that.

[weifinder]

Then I'll find you—where are you staying?

[binghua]

With Zhou Zishu.

[And then he describes the abandoned house one of them undoubtedly claimed somewhere and it's really a place I promise, but heck if I know where it is.]

[weifinder]

Oh! Ask if he'd like to come along too!

[binghua]

Mn. I will.