[ Felix gives a small pause when the other states his gratitude sincerely, and then of course follows a sort of peaceful silence between the two. The first since when Felix had arrived, things had essentially already been rough.

Though it is true that Felix's eyebrows furrow as he tries to discern the intentions through the tone, which seem to remain level and flat.

Come to think of it, even when the man had not seemed necessarily annoyed, the tone remained the same even when he had been speaking towards that young child. In the end yes it doesn't exactly help, but he has some clue Lan Wangji wasn't mocking him by now, so there is that. ]

Hmph.

You've got a sizable portion yourself. Anyway, as wretched of a place this all is, the people here serve the food with just the right spice. Which is more than I can say for some.