"... Were you expecting us? Was there a sign, before we arrived?"

He did not think to ask before, but the Merchant had said it wasn't the first time it had happened.

But if they don't need to eat, then that's fine. One less worry.

Xie Lian scratches his head at the question.

"Well, it's not that hard for me to do, really, since I can't die. Not like you, but you know... But yes, everyone else is alive. We've had a few scrapes, but nothing too serious. There's a good doctor with us too, now."