"Exactly!" He nods enthusiastically. "The Lan seem to know before many others do. Or any others do. Xian-gege is sort of oblivious to it but I think he's not the only one that is."

At his question, Sizhui takes a moment to think on it, twisting his lips in thought not unlike the more gremlin of his fathers.

"...as long as Sizhui is happy," he says, "then they'd be happy. They might be a little hesitant, not being able to know who your family is or where you're from. But if they see that you make him happy, then they would be happy."