Xingchen has no need to be near the cart, but it seems to be fate that leads him there at this exact moment regardless. Upon hearing the familiar voice, he turns in approximation toward it. "Master Asgeirr, it is no burden to speak with you."

But hadn't Wei Wuxian said Asgeirr may not always appear when called upon? To manifest on his own must denote a great burden indeed. So Xingchen listens dutifully. He is the old scholar's disciple of sorts, after all. "I have been told as much, though I have not spoken to the man myself. Do you know him?"