[ When he was saying earlier that he Wanyin could very well be the one for him, if he were to allow himself to look, he meant moments like this, when Wanyin's flaming cheeks make his eyes all the brighter, and Xichen can feel his chest tighten. ]

I would not dream of keeping you isolated and bored. It would be very unfair. [ Though not strange to the sect. ] You still have considerable skills, and only an outside view of our rules and their actual practice - finding a good fit for you rather something that will exhaust you, day after day after day, will be better, I think.

For all that we strive for peacefulness, there are some who need to have some fire lit in their hearts, rather than dimmed and moderated. It seems like it might be more interesting for you than constantly trying to bank yours.