He's quiet for several long moments before exhaling a slow breath. "There are other things that I'll likely tell you with more time, but I think you've had enough shocks for the day and none of it is necessarily relevant to your current situation."

Xichen's fingers curl in his robes for a moment. "And figuring out this place will need more focus than our affairs at home, anyway. Whatever else this place does, at least it's given you another chance." And for that, he'd pay any price required.