[Well, there's only so still he can actually stay when he's in considerable pain and awash with the knowledge that they aren't entirely safe. Xingchen wishes he could run, could unburden Zhou Zishu with his wounded body. That wouldn't end so well, of course, not when he's already directing some of his spiritual powers to keep his wound under some control.]
...Thank you. Are they...are they still nearby?
[There are some howls still, but they sound distant enough to his ears.]
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...Thank you. Are they...are they still nearby?
[There are some howls still, but they sound distant enough to his ears.]