"Someone you wished to court or is this 'she' your mother?" Baiyi asks. He probably shouldn't, since that is an incredibly personal detail that had been notably excluded from this story but what are boundaries?

The rest of Runyu's story is difficult. In his own world, he might've vowed to slay someone like this for his crimes against the world. He had nearly done that to Wen Kexing.

However, he senses the same sincerity within Runyu that he did with that loud, obnoxious brat that he's taken a new path toward the light. It helps that the dragon is away from those he had hurt before. They could live in peace while he's here, learning to be righteous.

"They're good men if they've done that for you. I approve of Ouyang in particular." He wonders what the other one is like. "How can I help?"