"I wish you peace," she says in return, still seated on the floor, legs curled beneath her, but lowering her head to the coverlet in courtesy.

"And please call me Harrow, if you wish." If she is not the only one of the Ninth here, after all.

Nine is for the Tomb, and all that was lost.

"Try to get some rest before Lan Wangji comes," she adds. "Or he will be furious with me."