❰ at the suggestion, jiang yanli shakes her head rather rapidly, eyes widened with an alread-assumed fear. ❱

No, no— I cannot possibly trouble a person to do such a dangerous thing. One snag of a tooth can ruin an arm. How can I abide by such a thing when you've already taken such great risk?

❰ she steps back, nearly falling off balance as the heel of her foot sinks against the edge of the hole she just crawled from. ❱ Please, it isn't worth involving someone further in such a way.