The red and black call to him and he walks slowly around the room, touching first one color and then the other. The sound of water causes him to turn and he glances at Wei Ying before looking down at his robes. He does feel dirty.

Tugging on the ties, he loosens them one by one and removes his clothes. He then reaches up to loosen his hair, delicately removing the silver ornaments. Then he climbs into the water and sits down, immediately beginning to scrub himself.