"Asti?" Chosheni echoed, with a raised eyebrow. Given the context of the statement, it was not hard to infer that it referenced the turtle, but she had not heard it referred to as anything other than Tu Vishan.

"I do indeed wish my task to be completed here, which is why I am willing to compromise. Bring me live Chihuelans, and I will give you dead ones in return. That, I find, is the epitome of equitable."