"They must want things from our lands." He never thinks that it could be something from them personally. Yan Bingyun doesn't see himself as Yan Ruohai's son, and an important member of overwatch council in his own right. He has a very specific value. He's just a spy, and when he's caught his value to his land is gone. His life might as well end there.

He exhales heavily and closes his eyes as if to meditate.

"If we are being held for some sort of ransom, I hope it's never paid. I'd rather stay here forever than see my homeland compromised."

Bingyun tries to remain calm at the additional bit of information that Lan Wangji gives him. There are lines across his forehead, until his eyes eventually open back up again.

"Why?"

As if he'd have any idea himself why there's another man who resembles him here.