[Had he been there under different circumstances, he would have loved to admire the beauty of the warm oasis in the middle of a frozen land.]

If I ever return, I'll remember to thank them for maintaining their spiritual influence there. But if they were there in your time too... To be swimming in a circle with each other for that long is incredible. [It was a wonder Zhao had even found the information in the library hidden out in the desert.]

Of course, of course. That is one of the last things I'd want to do, no matter how well-intended the idea is.

[He took another sip of his tea, then remembered he had some questions left.]

Before I forget to ask you, how is it that you got us up the rest of the way to your apartment?