"Perhaps he would have been all right, but I did not wish any further trouble to come to him as a result of assisting me. If nothing else, Lan Wangji would never forgive me," she says, with a wry note.

"Wei Wuxian indicated that you and he had met," she adds. "I have no desire to insert myself into issues that are not my business, but I believe I would feel false if I did not acknowledge that at this point."