[Some warmth enters the somewhat melancholy smile that memory had brought to his lips when Dan Heng answers without hesitation. It had taken him a couple decades before he'd not had to consider his own response when the importance of the rest of the Quintet came up... but he could remember the warmth he felt when he'd also left the hesitation behind.]

Mm, the offer of answers has no time limit, after all.

[More about the past and home could certainly wait for a more convenient time. Dan Feng's gaze and expression both sharpen as the conversation moves back to present circumstances -- not unkind... but certainly serious and focused.]

If I am to assume trials such as this one are considered normal... what is it about the arrival of the Fae that concerns you for what may be approaching?

[From the outset, working together easily as they had, trials seemed to be normal. He had no real context regarding the Fae... but the concern is enough to make him wonder a bit more about the nature of this place.]