He does not object to the choice of table, and so Lan Wangji leads them both to it, unobtrusively signaling to a waitrat on the way.
Laurence's pronunciation is unusual, but it is clear enough. He nods. "I asked because there is another character for the word with the meaning of flight, which might also be appropriate," he explains.
He hesitates for only an instant before he reaches for his qiankun bag and pulls out a small piece of paper and a brush, along with one of the ink bottles that Wei Ying had suggested he start carrying for quick use if he did not wish to use one of the pens from Madam Bar. He uncaps it and draws three characters in his clear, precise writing, then turns the paper and sets it in front of Laurence as he indicates each.
"Lung, 龍, for a dragon; Tien, 天, for the sky, for heaven; and Xiang, 祥, meaning auspicious, as you have said - a good omen."
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Laurence's pronunciation is unusual, but it is clear enough. He nods. "I asked because there is another character for the word with the meaning of flight, which might also be appropriate," he explains.
He hesitates for only an instant before he reaches for his qiankun bag and pulls out a small piece of paper and a brush, along with one of the ink bottles that Wei Ying had suggested he start carrying for quick use if he did not wish to use one of the pens from Madam Bar. He uncaps it and draws three characters in his clear, precise writing, then turns the paper and sets it in front of Laurence as he indicates each.
"Lung, 龍, for a dragon; Tien, 天, for the sky, for heaven; and Xiang, 祥, meaning auspicious, as you have said - a good omen."