Shen Luguang whimpers as well, pressing the acupoint at the base of his thumb and index finger in a futile effort to check the pain flaring in his head -- it's the worm's fault, it must be, but why would it make the three of them see all of that --
A question for later, he thinks. Right now there's a brewing fight to dissolve. "It's okay," he gasps, and turns to face the stranger, showing him his empty hands. "We're in the same boat as you. We all went through the same thing, but somehow -- through the grace of the gods or heavens know what, Liu-xianjun and I managed to escape. I'm sorry we didn't break you out too, ahead of the crash," he says sincerely. "But I promise, we don't mean you any harm."
Hopefully Liu Feiyu won't immediately contradict him on that point...
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Date: 2023-04-15 03:50 am (UTC)A question for later, he thinks. Right now there's a brewing fight to dissolve. "It's okay," he gasps, and turns to face the stranger, showing him his empty hands. "We're in the same boat as you. We all went through the same thing, but somehow -- through the grace of the gods or heavens know what, Liu-xianjun and I managed to escape. I'm sorry we didn't break you out too, ahead of the crash," he says sincerely. "But I promise, we don't mean you any harm."
Hopefully Liu Feiyu won't immediately contradict him on that point...