In an underground cavern.
The walls were covered with humid moss; it was an expansive space. The world here was usually barren and empty, full of darkness, but today, a bonfire brightened it.
Liyue and Li Yao were taking warmth from there while Hua Feilan burned some mushrooms with it. Silence hung like that for a while, with the sound of wood burning echoing silently until it was broken by the soft words of Hua Feilan.
"Tell me, Liyue." she asked, "I underestimated your man, didn't I?"
Liyue had already changed from her conspicuous wedding Qipao and was looking at the bonfire with a distant gaze. Her head was filled with fantasies and a rather glum feeling; in fact, the best way to explain it would be to say a fishbone stuck in her throat.
Li Yao, on the other hand, had a pipe in her hand that she was curiously examining.
"Underestimate…" Liyue muttered, her clear gaze reflecting the fire burning high. "Why do you say so?"