He nodded, his face still hidden. He isn't fighting any more. He's too tired to fight Lan Jingyi on this, even his stubbornness can only last so long when faced with the unyielding practicality of Lan Jingyi.

"He called me Kouri." He said quietly, a half mumble into his chest. "Derived from my earth name, it's the word for the mountains of the dead. He said it was so ominous it would bring good luck."

But it hadn't. Indeed he had brought about calamity and grief.