"Humans go through their little mayfly lives with such rush and bother, half-done things spread out in their wake, and that is not a bad thing, not for humans. It's anathema to us. Do the thing well, whole, and complete, or not at all." It certainly sounds as if Lan is fond of her mortal pets, and perhaps she is. In her own way.

"With that in mind, I have your lesson for the week, if you'd care to watch it?"