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lan wangji
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Take care. Strength will be required here.

[lonelydream]

My strength will hold out as long as it does.

[ He knows Wen Kexing--and by now, probably Lan Xichen as well--has mentioned his problems to Lan Wanji. ]

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We number healers. Perhaps they may assist.

[lonelydream]

Perhaps. There were a few suggestions, but my problems are difficult to explain to those who do not know how qi circulation through meridians work.

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Many possess compatible sorcery, previously unencountered.

[lonelydream]

If I may be frank? The damage is very carefully and specifically targeted.

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Trust cannot be forced.

I only recommend their ability.

[lonelydream]

Would you be willing to share names?

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Anduin, Wen Qing, perhaps Emilia. Hermione possesses sorcery for every purpose.

Mayhap more.

[lonelydream]

The elder Master Lan suggested I speak with Lady Wen Qing as well, as did Wen Kexing. Thank you.

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Your circumstances may require care beyond qi medicine. Would suggest the others.

[lonelydream]

Your brother also suggested I see if I can cultivate a golden core.

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If the body possesses natural ability.

[lonelydream]

It does seem unlikely. If it was possible, surely someone would have done it by now. There would be sects dedicated to the study.

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How long do you yet have?

[lonelydream]

[ There's another long pause; have you ever read such a reluctant text? ]

Much less than Wen Kexing thinks I do.

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Months or years?

[lonelydream]

He thinks there's still a few years. At the very least, a bit more than one.

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I ask how long you have.



( Wen Kexing's feelings, at a practical level — irrelevant. )

[lonelydream]

I've been here longer than I thought I'd survive.

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I require a specific number.

[lonelydream]

I thought I'd have days. A week or two, at most. I've been here just about one month, now.

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Nothing is impossible.

Yet to strengthen a nascent core against lethal illness within a month is improbable.

Seek Anduin, Nynaeve, Hermione.

[lonelydream]

It's not an illness; it was a form of torture.

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Against lethal harm, an immature core is unlikely to prevail.