Ouyang easily changes course, heading back toward the Manor's training field. He spent much of his time there or out on the hunt to provide for his small household within the Four Seasons Manor. He's spoken with Zhou Zishu only a handful of times, mostly when they were building the stables and aviary, and Wen Kexing, not at all -- though he's seen the man watching his husband train, yet never joined him in the practice.

"I am," he stated as they walked. "Where I come from, hunting with birds is common. It's an honor to tend to the animals."