Hearing "odd" only means that it was unusual and not life-threatening to his husband, which is what he wanted to know. Just from the brief time he's been here, there is a lot to adjust to and, of course, being without the other would have been hard too.

He listens attentively to Wei Wuxian's story, running a hand soothingly down his back. "I am here now. I will protect you from them."

Fairy had been a well-trained and smart dog, it knew not to mess with Lan Wangji. Yet many animals seem to behave around him so these flying ones shouldn't be too difficult to deal with.