Was he hurt, Lan Wangji asks. Wei Wuxian initially can reply with confidence. "I've been fine, more or less. There are odd things around here, but nothing life thr-. . ."

Wei Wuxian pauses. Wait—! That's not entirely true! Suddenly he's clinging all the tighter to Lan Wangji, eyes wide, fresh with a new bout of tears, this time for an entirely different reason. His voice trembles.

"—There were s-s-so many of them! They were c-chasing me though town, and flying!!"

He can't bring himself to even say the animal's name.

"I thought I was gonna die!! Lan Zhan, Lan Zhan-! If only you showed up here earlier-!"