[ from somewhere near anders' shoulder and out of the crowd comes a voice: that of a man, who gasps and puts both of his hands over his mouth, then looks to the man who is trying to pawn the book off on anders.

gu yun shakes his head, and clicks his tongue. ]

Are those the runes I think they are? Oh, [ to anders, now - he presses his hand to his heart and looks between the two of them, brows knit together in an oh no that poor local expression.

it is incredibly convincing except for the fact that there is a twinkle of mischief in his dark eyes that suggests gu yun also enjoys bullying the locals. ] Has he repented yet? They might as well start his funerary rites already... What a shame.