"I've suffered a bruised ego, but nothing more," she assures the other woman. "Lan Wangji has been very understanding and Wei Wuxian – well, things started off a bit prickly, but it came alright in the end."

She shrugs, slightly wistful. "Gideon the Ninth and the Reverend Daughter, I think, are not very happy with me, but I can't say that I blame them."