Wei had to admit at least to herself that her curiosity was piqued, and in a far more interesting way than her investigations in Dailiang.  That could wait.<br/><br/>The corners of her mouth quirked in a smile, "Were this ogre to taste your tongue, I do fear you would be rather too dead to enjoy it."  She then mocked a modest lowering of her eyes.  "But Brother Li!  Surely you have faith in your own ability to persuade said monster into submission, else you would not have suggested talking first."<br/><br/>Her eyes rose to meet his again, and her finger stroked once along his wrist.  "Unless...no, you do not seem a man to rely on words alone.  Surely you agree actions must follow words, or the words themselves are meaningless."