Tianlang-Jun returned the bow with a nod, shifting on the sofa to make room for a second if this Jin Guangyao wanted to join him.

"This lord is Tianlang-Jun, but there have never been enough of us to form a clan so I cannot present one," he said casually, gesturing to the seat. With a hand tipped in claws. "I have heard some of the explanations they've fed us. Do the people brought here find importance in such ranks, or only our gracious kidnappers?"