[ He allows himself just a moment to bask in the contact, eyes closing so he can breathe deeply and re-center himself - not around Mingjue, no matter how tempting it is.
When he opens his eyes again, he sees the concern in Mingjue's, and he doesn't quite know how to answer that question. He is, arguably, doing better here than he had been when he was taken from Cloud Recesses. Here there are brothers to protect, the secrets of this place to unravel, Meng Yao's future to try to change. At home there was nothing but the weight of his mistakes, blood on his hands, and re-evaluating everything he had ever known.
He supposes the answer is no. He is not well. But there are far more important things to worry about than that. ]
As well as I can be, with two Wei Wuxians to get themselves into trouble, and two Lan Wangjis trying to protect them from themselves. I am sorry you have to endure such a place, Mingjue, but I must admit it is good to have someone else I trust. I have -
[ He cuts himself off before he can say missed you, because he knows it will not come out as one who has spent a few months away from their sworn brother in dangerous territory. Lan Xichen has missed him for years, in a way he no longer has the right to. ]
I was wounded fighting a creature out in the woods that border this place, but it appears they have a method of fixing even the most serious of injuries.
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When he opens his eyes again, he sees the concern in Mingjue's, and he doesn't quite know how to answer that question. He is, arguably, doing better here than he had been when he was taken from Cloud Recesses. Here there are brothers to protect, the secrets of this place to unravel, Meng Yao's future to try to change. At home there was nothing but the weight of his mistakes, blood on his hands, and re-evaluating everything he had ever known.
He supposes the answer is no. He is not well. But there are far more important things to worry about than that. ]
As well as I can be, with two Wei Wuxians to get themselves into trouble, and two Lan Wangjis trying to protect them from themselves. I am sorry you have to endure such a place, Mingjue, but I must admit it is good to have someone else I trust. I have -
[ He cuts himself off before he can say missed you, because he knows it will not come out as one who has spent a few months away from their sworn brother in dangerous territory. Lan Xichen has missed him for years, in a way he no longer has the right to. ]
I was wounded fighting a creature out in the woods that border this place, but it appears they have a method of fixing even the most serious of injuries.