Lan Wangji is not leaning against the counter, because he does not lean unless he is drunk or coming home to Wei Ying after a very long day, but he has tucked himself up beside it to keep an eye on the steamer. "It is easy to lose oneself in the library here. I intended to research the meaning of Claudius' name; that is what led me to the history of Rome. Young master Grantaire spoke of the classical mythology of his world, too. I could have spent days reading those volumes alone."