"That sounds right, actually. Cold snowy mountains, and eleven of us crammed into one unit for everything. More than eleven, before the avalanche test."

Probably didn't need elaborating, why their numbers had dropped after an 'avalanche test'.

"Though my training was for the Sanzo rank, which was a lot more hard-core than just becoming a regular priest. There's only ever a maximum of five of us at a time in the world! Four, for most of my tenure -- I did double duty."