Claudius laughs -- a rather cathartic laugh, that takes him by surprise. He cannot hold back his smirk, too delighted by all the signs of Lan Wangji's suppressed delight. "So the adaptation didn't teach him everything, I see. Or even the most basic and important of things. I admit," he says, "I wish now I'd seen him grappling with the realization. It's so satisfying when some men find out they're wrong."