The phoenix starts talking as soon as they're out of Yangli, and stop seeing humans along the road.
"I have no idea why you thought this was an appropriate means of transportation for me," she says, from the back of the cart.
"You are welcome to walk," Wu Yun replies, blowing out an annoyed breath.
"Do you have a name? I'm Lan Tian and he's Wu Yun," Lan Tian says, always diplomatic in the presence of someone Wu Yun finds utterly unbearable.
"I'm Wan Mi," she says. "After I have some fresh fruit I'll probably be strong enough to change into my human form."
"Will that make you talk less?" Wu Yun asks, because hope springs eternal.
"You're really annoying, has anyone told you that?" She says with a huff. "Anyway, I still won't have my powers back, but at least I can stop hiding here like stolen cargo."
"We'll find you some fruit as soon as we can," Lan Tian says.
