"Please don't fault them if they initially are not so pleased with you. They're very protective of me and living these past few months with you and Mi'er not knowing has been...challenging for me."

Utter torture really. But he didn't want to elaborate on that. He wasn't here to make Xufeng feel bad about something that hadn't been in his control. He didn't fault him for the magics of this place at all.

"They'll warm up to you. I promise. They just need to know you mean me no harm. That we're...working on things. Together."