This time, Wei Wuxian manages to swallow the wounded sound he makes when Lan Zhan lifts him, carrying him on steady feet to where his poor sword lies, once again abandoned. "I lost you so fast," he says, staring up at Lan Zhan as he bends for the sword.

Ever since discovering the true depths of Lan Zhan's feelings, Wei Wuxian is appalled at all the times he's made him suffer in the past. It's important that he knows Wei Wuxian did not run into danger alone on purpose. "These vines are - it's like a maze."