[ Restraint and courtesy. Etiquette and decorum. These are the laws Lan Xichen always grew up with. Maybe it's being outside of Cloud Recesses or maybe it's his recent anger and confusion finally bubbling up to the surface after staying isolated, but something about Molly's tone and careless humor hit him in just that wrong way, and Lan Xichen finds himself drawing up to full height, smiling widely at the tiefling. ]

Ah, if you're confident, then please come to my aid. I would very much like to learn from the master's hand. Since you were brave enough to leap into danger using your own life, you must find taking care of others' an easy task. I hope you'll be an attentive teacher.