( ...a necromancer who doesn’t raise the dead but instead lay them to rest. huh. an odd term for an action lan wangji has done over and over, but he’s learned that words can be just that, sometimes hollow, or crooked with man-made and self-serving purpose.

sabriel here doesn’t really give off the type of solipsistic vibe lan wangji might frown upon. instead they seem to speak a language he knows, and laments. so here, a voice, steady and deep and soft-spoken, as poised as the rest of him. )

Wangji, GusuLan sect. ( a pause. ) My sword and guqin, at your disposal. Should the dead wish to speak, our combined efforts could prove valuable.

( another beat, loaded with a quiet exhale. ) There are daggers here, concealed behind smiles.