Who is staring as wide-eyed as if Magnus had extended a sackful of gold to him -- and then he beams, delightedly, at this fantastic trick Pent-laoshi has displayed.

"I am honored, Magnus-gongzi," he says, laughing, and starts to reach for his hand before pulling it back in sudden concern. "Ah, Pent-laoshi, will I disrupt anything if I...?"