She shakes her head, but not at the other woman. "If there were a way for me to control these auguries – to search for your answers – believe me, I would. I take no joy in delivering messages which cause pain and anguish and which I cannot remember speaking. I only know that in that state, I cannot lie."

Her mouth firms as she gazes at the other woman. "Was there anything – Gideon – mentioned which sounded familiar to you? Forgive me, I don't wish to be rude, but...Lan Wangji told me that patrons here are sometimes...newly arrived from their own afterlife. Could that be the first death?"