Mm I have, though it matters greatly to me that you agree to it. {He can't look him in the eye anymore and there are signs of his nervousness as he tugs on his sleeves and checks that his appearance is in order.}

...not an empress. {He laughs softly, shakily.} I would be an awful matchmaker. I wouldn't dare to try! Besides, San Lang deserves what I treasure most.

{The last piece of hope inside of him, the only reason he has pushed himself forward for centuries.}

Ah I truly hope it is the first or the second. {Delusion is better than cruelty.}

I want to help them. If they wish to move on, I can make that available to them. If they wish to visit your city and start a new...afterlife...that too is a possibility. I just want them to leave the living alone.