"If you are able to corner Jin Guangyao there, it would be a boon to the Jiang Sect." What about the Lans? He's not sure how they will react, but Doul suspects that they too want this war of attrition to end.

"You will need to find a way to check for the body that doesn't alert the monks, but I have seen the tunnels you have here and trust that you can manage it." He puts the cup down and, with a wince, rolls his shoulder. It still aches from a recent injury and going from battlefield to library, working as many hours as he could manage, haven't allowed him much time to rest.