Thank you, [Jin Guangyao says with a courteous smile that contains only trace amounts of the actual panic he is still experiencing at the sight of the dragon behind her. He very deliberately does not let any of it into his voice.] That is very reassuring.

[It is not reassuring at all. He is not remotely as convinced of the dragon's disposition as this girl seems to be, and leaving her alone with it in this state strikes him as absurdly irresponsible. He stifles the surge of frustration he feels at having his nightly investigation of the shores derailed; it isn't her fault for being drawn here, and he won't take it out on her. But her question makes him hesitate. Where do new Sleepers stay before they find a place to call their own?]

This humble one is most willing to help jiemei find a place to stay, if she would like the assistance. I am called Jin Guangyao.

[His odd manner of speech with its peculiar courtesy pronouns and ingrained, third-person humility would sound far more natural on an ear accustomed to hearing spoken Mandarin. If nothing else, however, it should be clear in his demeanour that Jin Guangyao is doing his best to afford this strange young girl with hardly even a stitch of clothing to her name every polite courtesy he can find, out of respect.]