[Oh, leadership asleep on the job? How shameful! Shi Qingxuan is in full gossip mode now, leaning in a little closer.]

I bet this whole thing is them trying to bolster their standing. Well, at least they have good taste in deputies. [He gestures his hand between the two of them. Does he know what abilities his new best friend has? No. But they are both cute, aren't they?

He smiles.]

If we help them out, they'll owe us one. Waking up some dragons doesn't seem so hard. Most of the time, aren't people trying not to wake them up?