Yin

Yin and Yang are two angels and Bai's servants of the White Temple.

Two angels - smaller and more stickily built, discernibly different from Bai, and not merely in their physical attributes – enter the hall from a narrow doorway to the left and, hastening across, bow low before Bai. They wear long flowing cloaks of white cloth. Master? One of them asks. As he turns, Fabien notices he has a symbol scored beneath his ear.

Bai introduces Yin and Yang to his guests. They will take great care of them and see to all of their needs. Master! The two angels say as one, then step back, seeming almost to vanish as they slip into the shadows beside the columns.

After Bai has gone, the two angels [Yin and Yang] lead Fabien and his party through into a second, smaller hall where, once again, a meal has been laid out ready for them. As in the glad, a number of couches have been placed in a circle about the centre of the room, within easy reach of the endless delicacies that grace the central table. Having seen that they are comfortable, Yin and Yang step back, seeming to blend once more into the shadows of the walls.

It is late afternoon when finally Bai claps his hands and stands. Yin! Yang! Show the guests to their rooms! At once, his servants are at his back, waiting to do his bidding.