"It's costly in calories. So not a big deal if you want to feed me and the food's good."

(I) (will) (see) (to) (it) 

"Thanks!"

(If) (you) (are) (going) (to) (be) (a) (Gu) (su) (Lan) (disciple) (you) (should) (know) (about) (the) (forehead) (ribbon) 

Everyone she's seen so far, in addition to swooshy white robes, has worn a white ribbon tied over their forehead. 

"Sure, what's the deal with the forehead ribbons."

(The) (forehead) (ribbon) (is) (a) (tradition) (of) (the) (Lan) (sect) 

(Other) (sects) (do) (not) (have) (them) 

(The) (ribbon) (symbolizes) (self) (discipline) 

(Only) (one's) (parent) (child) (or) (serious) (romantic) (partner) (is) (permitted) (to) (touch) (it) 

"Okay, I won't touch anybody's forehead ribbon."

(You) (are) (here) (for) (convenience) 

(I) (do) (not) (expect) (you) (to) (take) (the) (tradition) (seriously) (on) (your) (own) (part) 

(If) (you) (are) (a) (Gu) (su) (Lan) (disciple) (without) (one) (people) (will) (ask) (questions) 

(They) (will) (ask) (questions) (anyway)

(Your) (hair) (and) (face) (are) (unusual) (and) (your) (abilities) (are) (unprecedented) 

(It) (is) (up) (to) (you) (to) (decide) 

"Well, most people won't be able to talk to me till I've had more time to, among other things, decide how to present myself."

(This) (is) (true)

(I) (do) (not) (mean) (to) (suggest) (that) (anything) (should) (be) (decided) (in) (haste)

"Do you have suggestions? About how to approach the questions."

(Xi) (chen) (would) (be) (better) (to) (ask) (he) (is) (better) (with) (people) (than) (I) (am)

"Okay.

Hey, how did you find me by the stream, I neglected to ask."

(Your) (arrival) (disturbed) (the) (wards)

"Ooh, wards, how do those work?"

(Usually) (it) (is) (not) (possible) (to) (pass) (through) (the) (wards) (without) (a) (token) (and) (if) (it) (happens) (anyway) (Brother) (will) (know)

"A token?"

(Jade) (tokens) (keyed) (to) (the) (wards) (are) (issued) (to) (Gu) (su) (Lan) (disciples)

"...not that I have a travel itinerary, but does this mean that till I get one I'm trapped in some general area here?"

(Anyone) (who) (has) (a) (token) (can) (bring) (you) (with) (them) (and) (it) (seems) (unwise) (to) (wander) (alone) (until) (you) (can) (communicate) (by) (yourself) 

(Anyone) (who) (can) (play) (Inquiry) (will) (have) (a) (token)

"Like I said, I don't have an itinerary, but it being unwise to leave is different in some ways from it being impossible to do so."

He nods, and reaches into his sleeve and produces a piece of white jade carved into the shape of a cloud. 

"Thank you." She pockets it.

(If) (you) (do) (leave) (please) (leave) (the) (token) (on) (the) (ground) (outside) (the) (ward)

"I'll remember that."