[ (In the future, if this ever comes back to bite him — well, even if he's in Penacony, Diviner Fu Xuan and General Jing Yuan will probably just ask him what he was doing with Luocha that evening. And then, of course, whether or not Caelus tells anyone the truth will be up to him to decide.)
Luocha's quarters are lovely. Somehow, Caelus didn't expect otherwise. Though he's only met the man on a handful of prior occasions, and has never quite gotten the picture of what, exactly, the man sells, the merchant certainly seems prosperous enough, and can rattle off a number of convincing deals and meetings on his schedule at any hour of the day. The fact that the suite doesn't seem lived-in doesn't occur to him as a point of suspicion; after all, maybe housekeeping came through earlier in the day and cleaned everything up, and Luocha could just be the sort of businessman who doesn't really trouble himself with luxuriating in a hotel's amenities.
Though... would the man really let the inn's cleaning crew near that coffin of his?
Caelus does not take a seat. Luocha left it open to an if you'd like, after all, and the Trailblazer can't really decide which of the several chairs he should take a seat in. Anyway, he's been on his leg all day; pain in itself doesn't really bother him, and he figures he may as well remain in discomfort for a little longer.
The Stellaron inside of Caelus has slowed to its usual dull pace. In fact, there's a new low hum to it — it seems pleased. Caelus himself feels excellently relaxed. It's always soothing to walk into a comfortable room, and it does smell very nice in Luocha's suite — sweet in a way that reminds Caelus of white flowers, like lily or jasmine or honeysuckle. He can't pinpoint the exact species. Vaguely, the Trailblazer remembers detecting a hint of this scent on Luocha himself, earlier.
The fragrance, though... is it coming from the coffin? ]
...
[ Despite all outward pretensions, Caelus is not really that stupid. He has never been in the presence of Luocha's coffin before this, but he knows of it from the general summary of Dan Heng's adventures on the Luofu. The thing inside of it should be "a person," but standing in front of it now, he's almost certain that there's something inside...
He stares at it for a moment.
Then he reaches out with one hand, intent on grazing his knuckles rather gently against the coffin's surface. Perhaps the entity inside of it is asleep, but he doesn't mean it any harm — maybe he just means to say hi...? ]
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Luocha's quarters are lovely. Somehow, Caelus didn't expect otherwise. Though he's only met the man on a handful of prior occasions, and has never quite gotten the picture of what, exactly, the man sells, the merchant certainly seems prosperous enough, and can rattle off a number of convincing deals and meetings on his schedule at any hour of the day. The fact that the suite doesn't seem lived-in doesn't occur to him as a point of suspicion; after all, maybe housekeeping came through earlier in the day and cleaned everything up, and Luocha could just be the sort of businessman who doesn't really trouble himself with luxuriating in a hotel's amenities.
Though... would the man really let the inn's cleaning crew near that coffin of his?
Caelus does not take a seat. Luocha left it open to an if you'd like, after all, and the Trailblazer can't really decide which of the several chairs he should take a seat in. Anyway, he's been on his leg all day; pain in itself doesn't really bother him, and he figures he may as well remain in discomfort for a little longer.
The Stellaron inside of Caelus has slowed to its usual dull pace. In fact, there's a new low hum to it — it seems pleased. Caelus himself feels excellently relaxed. It's always soothing to walk into a comfortable room, and it does smell very nice in Luocha's suite — sweet in a way that reminds Caelus of white flowers, like lily or jasmine or honeysuckle. He can't pinpoint the exact species. Vaguely, the Trailblazer remembers detecting a hint of this scent on Luocha himself, earlier.
The fragrance, though... is it coming from the coffin? ]
...
[ Despite all outward pretensions, Caelus is not really that stupid. He has never been in the presence of Luocha's coffin before this, but he knows of it from the general summary of Dan Heng's adventures on the Luofu. The thing inside of it should be "a person," but standing in front of it now, he's almost certain that there's something inside...
He stares at it for a moment.
Then he reaches out with one hand, intent on grazing his knuckles rather gently against the coffin's surface. Perhaps the entity inside of it is asleep, but he doesn't mean it any harm — maybe he just means to say hi...? ]