I decided to change the subject...
"What's that?" I asked,
Sunwu unwrapped the cloth and held out the strange object he had brought for me to see...
It was a carved jade pendant,hanging from a rope of twine...
"Keep this close to your chest,it will make your heart like a stone...I can see the suffering in your eyes...this will take away the pain..."
I don't know why I took it...but I hung it around my neck ...it felt cold against my skin...
picking up the lantern I left ...